Saving Languages: An Introduction to Language Revitalization
Lenore A. Grenoble
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Description for Saving Languages: An Introduction to Language Revitalization
Hardback. A guide to language revitalization, presenting the issues and practices involved in preventing language loss. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 174 x 17. Weight in Grams: 530.
Language endangerment has been the focus of much attention and as a result, a wide range of people are 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 to provide the essential tools ... Read more
Language endangerment has been the focus of much attention and as a result, a wide range of people are 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 to provide the essential tools ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
Number of Pages
244
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521816212
SKU
V9780521816212
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About Lenore A. Grenoble
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.
Reviews for Saving Languages: An Introduction to Language Revitalization
"Written in English, the world's most dangerous language, the book is most accessible to linguists and, in part, to the educated elite of developed-world communities, especially those where English is the endangering language. In some cases, these communities have already made their own overt or covert choices about language maintenance and are able to carry out their own advocacy ... Read more