
Why Language Documentation Matters
Shobhana L. Chelliah(Author)
Springer (Publisher)
Published on 23. January 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
IX, 94 pages
978-3-030-66189-2 (ISBN)
Description
This book offers the latest insights on language documentation, a reborn, refashioned, and reenergized subfield of linguistics motivated by the urgent task of creating a record of the world's fast disappearing languages. Language documentation provides data to challenge and improve existing linguistic theory. In addition, because it requires input from various fields to be comprehensive, language documentation serves to build bridges between linguistics and other disciplines. Language documentation also provides resources for communities interested in language and culture preservation, language maintenance, and language revitalization. This book informs, evokes interest, and encourages involvement at all levels.
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Series
Edition
1st ed. 2021
Language
English
Place of publication
Cham
Switzerland
Publishing group
Springer International Publishing
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
6 s/w Abbildungen, 7 farbige Abbildungen
IX, 94 p. 13 illus., 7 illus. in color.
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight
172 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-030-66189-2 (9783030661892)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-66190-8
Schweitzer Classification
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Shobhana L. Chelliah
Why Language Documentation Matters
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01/2021
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Person
Shobhana L. Chelliah is Associate Professor at the University of North Texas, Denton. Her expertise covers the following areas of the Linguistics field Language Documentation and Description, Tibeto-Burman Languages of North-east India, Indian English, World English, TESOL. Willem J. de Reuse is currently Adjunct Professor, University of North Texas, Denton.
Content
Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Languages Heal.- Chapter 3. Languages Inform.- Chapter 4. Reasons for Endangerment.- Chapter 5. Supporting Linguistic Vitality.- Chapter 6. Methods in Language Documentation and Description.- Chapter 7. Linguistic Fieldwork Contributing to Documentation.- Chapter 8. Impact of Language Documentation.