
Language Diversity Endangered
Matthias Brenzinger(Editor)
De Gruyter (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 17. January 2007
Book
Hardback
XVII, 454 pages
978-3-11-017049-8 (ISBN)
Description
This book presents a comprehensive overview of endangered languages with a global coverage. It features such well-known specialists as Michael Krauss, Willem F. H. Adelaar, Denny Moore, Colette Grinevald, Akira Yamamoto, Roger Blench, Bruce Connell, Tapani Salminen, Olga Kazakevich, Aleksandr Kibrik, Jonathan Owens, David Bradley, George van Driem, Nicholas Evans, Stephen A. Wurm, Darrell Tryon and Matthias Brenzinger. The contributions are unique in analysing the present extent and the various kinds of language endangerment by applying shared general indicators for the assessment of language endangerment. Apart from presenting the specific situations of language endangerment at the sub-continental level, the volume discusses major issues that bear universally on language endangerment. The actual study of endangered languages is carefully examined, for example, against the ethics and pragmatics of fieldwork. Practical aspects of community involvement in language documentation are discussed, such as the setting up of local archives and the training of local linguists. Numerous case studies illustrate different language shift environments with specific replacing factors, such as colonial and religious conquests, migrations and governmental language education. The book is of interest to students and scholars of linguistics with particularfocus on endangered languages (and their documentation), typology, and sociolinguistics as well as to anthropologists and language activists.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Berlin/Boston
Germany
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Illustrations
Numerous tab. 23 maps
Numerous tab. 23 maps
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 31 mm
Weight
851 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-11-017049-8 (9783110170498)
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Matthias Brenzinger
Language Diversity Endangered
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08/2008
1st Edition
De Gruyter Mouton
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Matthias Brenzinger , Universität Köln, Germany.