Lenore A. Grenoble

Saving Languages

An Introduction to Language Revitalization

Buch

Language endangerment has been the focus of much attention over the past few decades, and as a result, a wide range of people are now working to revitalize and maintain local languages. This book serves as a general reference guide to language revitalization, written not only for linguists and anthropologists, but also for language activists and community members who believe they should ensure the future use of their languages, despite their predicted loss. Drawing extensively on case studies, it sets out the necessary background and highlights central issues such as literacy, policy decisions, and allocation of resources. Its primary goal is… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Whaley, Lindsay J.

ISBN: 978-0-521-01652-0
EAN: 9780521016520
Produktnummer: 1436591
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
Seitenangabe: 244 S.
Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D1.4 cm 381 g
Abbildungen: Paperback
Gewicht: 381

Über den Autor

Lenore A. Grenoble is Professor of Russian and Linguistics at Dartmouth College, Hanover. Lindsay J. Whaley is Professor of Classics and Linguistics at Dartmouth College, Hanover.