Binding: Paperback
Description: The concern for the fast - disappearing language stocks of the world has arisen particularly in the past decade as a result of the impact of globalization. This book appears as an answer to a felt need: to catalogue and describe those languages making up the vast majority of the world's six thousand or more distinct tongues which are in danger of disappearing within the next few decades. Endangerment is a complex issue and the reasons why so many of the world's smaller less empowered languages are not being passed on to future generations today are discussed in the book's introduction. The introduction is followed by regional sections each authored by a notable specialist combining to provide a comprehensive listing of every language which by the criteria of endangerment set out in the introduction is likely to disappear within the next few decades. These languages make up ninety per cent of the world's remaining language stocks. The Encyclopedia therefore provides in a single resource: expert analysis of the current language policy situation in every multilingual country and on every continent detailed descriptions of little - known languages from all over the world and clear alphabetical entries region by region of all the world's languages currently thought to be in danger of extinction. The Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages will be a necessary addition to all academic linguistics collections and will be a useful resource for a range of readers with an interest in development studies cultural heritage and international affairs.
Title: Encyclopedia Of The World's Endangered Languages
Author(s): Moseley Christopher (University College London Uk)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9780415563314
Pages: 688 Pages
Publication Date: 1/4/2010
Category: Regional Studies