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oapen-20.500.12657-316542021-04-30T10:15:58Z Language Endangerment and Language Revitalization Tsunoda, Tasaku Languages Non-Indo-European Languages Australia Dyirbal language Endangered language Linguistics Warrongo language In almost every part of the world, minority languages are being threatened with extinction. At the same time, dedicated efforts are being made to document endangered languages, to maintain them, and even to revive once-extinct languages. The book presents a comprehensive overview of language endangerment and revitalization. Among the examined aspects are: degrees of endangerment, definitions of language death, causes of endangerment, types of speakers in endangerment situations, methods of documentation. The book is of interest to a wide readership, including linguists, anthropologists, sociologists, and educators. 2017-03-30 23:55 2020-03-21 03:00:29 2020-04-01T13:44:05Z 2020-04-01T13:44:05Z 2006-02-21 book 626366 OCN: 858861130 9783110896589 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/31654 eng application/pdf n/a 626366.pdf De Gruyter Mouton 10.26530/oapen_626366 100195 10.26530/oapen_626366 0cd1cab5-70b9-4617-be60-369b5084971a b818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9 9783110896589 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) 100195 KU Select 2016 Backlist Collection Knowledge Unlatched open access
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In almost every part of the world, minority languages are being threatened with extinction. At the same time, dedicated efforts are being made to document endangered languages, to maintain them, and even to revive once-extinct languages. The book presents a comprehensive overview of language endangerment and revitalization. Among the examined aspects are: degrees of endangerment, definitions of language death, causes of endangerment, types of speakers in endangerment situations, methods of documentation. The book is of interest to a wide readership, including linguists, anthropologists, sociologists, and educators.
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