Language endangerment and language revitalization : an introduction /

Language endangerment and language revitalization : an introduction /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Tsunoda, Tasaku, author.
Imprint:	Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, [2006] ©2006
Description:	1 online resource (xxi, 307 pages) : illustrations, maps, portraits
Language:	English
Series:	Mouton textbook Mouton textbook.
Subject:	Language attrition. Language obsolescence. Language revival. Language attrition. Language obsolescence. Language revival.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11204957

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ISBN:	9783110896589 3110896583 3110176629 9783110176629 311018429X 9783110184297
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	"Hardcover edition was published in 2005 as volume 148 of the series Trends in linguistics. Studies and monograph"--Title page verso Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-287) and indexes. Open Access In English. Print version record.
Summary:	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.
Other form:	Print version: Tsunoda, Tasaku. Language endangerment and language revitalization 3110176629

Table of Contents:

Frontmatter
Preface
Acknowledgements
Contents
List of tables and figures
List of abbreviations
Approximate location of languages cited
List of photos and map
1. Introduction
2. Degree of language endangerment
3. Current state of language endangerment
4. Approaches to language endangerment
5. Definitions and types of language death
6. External setting of language endangerment
7. Speech behaviour: sociolinguistic aspects of language endangerment
8. Structural changes in language endangerment
9. Typology of speakers
10. Value of linguistic heritage
11. Language revitalization: maintenance and revival
12. Role and ethics of researchers
13. Method of documentation and training of fieldworkers
14. Concluding remarks
References
Index of languages
Index of persons and authors
Index of subjects.