Endangered languages

Introduction: What we mean when we talk about endangered languages -- Where are endangered languages found? -- When is a language no longer used by a community? -- Why does it matter if a language is no longer used? -- How do communities and governments support endangered languages? -- When linguist...

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1. Verfasser: Adamou, Evangelia (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England The MIT Press 2024
Schriftenreihe:˜Theœ MIT Press essential knowledge series
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Zusammenfassung:Introduction: What we mean when we talk about endangered languages -- Where are endangered languages found? -- When is a language no longer used by a community? -- Why does it matter if a language is no longer used? -- How do communities and governments support endangered languages? -- When linguists and language practitioners study endangered languages -- Endangered languages in a digital world -- Multilingualism as resolution -- Conclusion: Tips to promote language diversity
"A short, accessible guide to the linguistic (but also moral, political, and economic) issue of endangered languages."
Beschreibung:xiv, 244 Seiten
Karte, Illustration
18 cm
ISBN:9780262548700
978-0-262-54870-0