Export Mendeley
Language endangerment and language revitalization : an introduction / by Tasaku Tsunoda
(Mouton textbook)
| Material Type | E-Book |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter |
| Year | [2006] |
| Language | English |
| Size | 1 online resource (xxi, 307 pages) : illustrations, maps, portraits |
Hide details.
| Media type | 機械可読データファイル |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Notes | 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 Open Access In English Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-287) and indexes "Hardcover edition was published in 2005 as volume 148 of the series Trends in linguistics. Studies and monograph"--Title page verso Print version record |
| Authors | *Tsunoda, Tasaku, |
| Subjects | LCSH:Language attrition LCSH:Language obsolescence LCSH:Language revival FREE:POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy All Subject Search FREE:SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural All Subject Search FREE:SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture All Subject Search BISACSH:POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy All Subject Search BISACSH:SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural All Subject Search BISACSH:SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture All Subject Search FREE:Language attrition FREE:Language obsolescence FREE:Language revival FREE:Spracherhaltung FREE:Minderheitensprache FREE:Bedrohte Sprache FREE:Uitstervende talen FREE:Taalverlies LCSH:Electronic books BSH:Electronic books |
| Classification | DC22:306.446 |
| ID | ED00002252 |
| ISBN | 9783110896589 |