Language Death and Language Maintenance

Language Death and Language Maintenance
Author :
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Total Pages : 264
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9789027275295
ISBN-13 : 9027275297
Rating : 4/5 (297 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Language Death and Language Maintenance by : Mark Janse

Download or read book Language Death and Language Maintenance written by Mark Janse and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 2003-03-13 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Languages are dying at an alarming rate all over the world. Estimates range from 50% to as much as 90% by the end of the century. This collection of original papers tries to strike a balance between theoretical, practical and descriptive approaches to language death and language maintenance. It provides overviews of language endangerment in Africa, Eurasia, and the Greater Pacific Area. It also presents case studies of endangered languages from various language families. These descriptive case studies not only provide data on the degree of endangerment and the causes of language death, but also provide a general sociolinguistic and typological characterization the language(s) under discussion and the prospects of language maintenance (if any). The volume will be of interest to all those concerned with the ongoing extinction of the world’s linguistic diversity.


Language Death and Language Maintenance Related Books

Language Death and Language Maintenance
Language: en
Pages: 264
Authors: Mark Janse
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003-03-13 - Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Languages are dying at an alarming rate all over the world. Estimates range from 50% to as much as 90% by the end of the century. This collection of original pa
The Cambridge Handbook of Sociolinguistics
Language: en
Pages: 598
Authors: Rajend Mesthrie
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-10-06 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The most comprehensive overview available, this Handbook is an essential guide to sociolinguistics today. Reflecting the breadth of research in the field, it su
Language Death
Language: en
Pages: 212
Authors: David Crystal
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2002-04-29 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The rapid endangerment and death of many minority languages across the world is a matter of widespread concern, not only among linguists and anthropologists but
Language Endangerment
Language: en
Pages: 301
Authors: David Bradley
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-11-21 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Investigates the endangerment of languages and the loss of traditional cultural diversity, and how to respond.
Language Maintenance and Shift
Language: en
Pages: 221
Authors: Anne Pauwels
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-08-18 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A comprehensive discussion of the key aspects of this important sub-field of language contact and multilingualism studies.