Language Diversity Endangered (Trends in Linguistics: Studies and Monographs 181) (Trends in Linguistics: Studies & Monographs)

Langue : anglais

Edité par Mouton de Gruyter, 2007

3110170493 / 9783110170498

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Cloth hardcover, xvii + 454 pages, NOT ex-library. Interior is clean and bright throughout, with unmarked text, free of inscriptions and stamps, firmly bound. Boards show gentle handling wear. Issued without a dust jacket. -- A collection of essays that provides a global assessment of language endangerment. It combines theoretical frameworks for understanding why languages disappear with detailed regional reports from around the world. The book moves beyond simple statistics to explore the socio-political and economic drivers of language shift. The Nature of Endangerment: It distinguishes between "language death" (loss of speakers) and "language attrition" (loss of structural complexity), examining how globalisation and urbanisation accelerate these processes. Language Policy and Ideology: Contributors analyse how state policies, such as "one nation, one language" ideologies, actively marginalise minority tongues. Documentation and Revitalisation: The text discusses the ethical and practical challenges linguists face when documenting "last speakers" and the potential for digital archives to aid in future revitalisation efforts. A significant portion of the book is dedicated to "State of the Art" reports from every continent, providing a snapshot of linguistic diversity circa 2007: - Africa: Highlights the impact of "mega-languages" like Swahili and Hausa on smaller ethnic languages; - The Americas: Reports on the critical status of indigenous languages in both North and South America, focusing on the legacy of residential schools and forced assimilation; - Asia and the Pacific: Coverage of the extreme linguistic density of Papua New Guinea and the threats facing the diverse languages of the Caucasus and Siberia; - Europe: Examination of "lesser-used" languages like Saami, Breton, and various Celtic tongues. Key Contributions: The UNESCO Framework: Several chapters discuss the development of the UNESCO Vitality and Endangerment scale, which became the international standard for categorising how "at risk" a language is. This volume is considered an essential reference for sociolinguists, anthropologists, and policymakers. It is frequently cited for its comprehensive data and for highlighting that nearly half of the world's 6,000+ languages are currently under threat. -- Contents: Language Endangerment Throughout the World / Matthias Brenzinger; Classification and Terminology for Degrees of Language Endangerment / Michael Krauss; Threatened Languages in Hispanic South America / Willem F. H. Adelaar; Endangered Languages of Lowland Tropical South America / Denny Moore; Endangered Languages of Mexico and Central America Colette Grinevald; Endangered Languages in USA and Canada / Akira Yamamoto; Language Endangerment in Northern Africa / Matthias Brenzinger; Endangered Languages in West Africa / Roger Blench; Endangered Languages in Central Africa / Bruce Connell; Language Endangerment in Southern and Eastern Africa / Matthias Brenzinger; Endangered Languages in Europe / Tapani Salminen; Language Endangerment in the CIS / Olga Kazakevich & Aleksandr Kibrik; Endangered Languages of the Middle East / Jonathan Owens; Language Endangerment in China and Mainland Southeast Asia / David Bradley; Endangered Languages of South Asia / George van Driem; Warramurrungunji Undone: Australian Languages in the 51st Millennium / Nicholas Evans; Threatened Languages in the Western Pacific Area from Taiwan to, and Including, Papua New Guinea / Stephen A. Wurm; The Languages of the Pacific Region: the Austronesian Languages of Oceania / Darrell Tryon; Indexes.…

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Titre
Language Diversity Endangered (Trends in Linguistics: Studies and Monographs 181) (Trends in Linguistics: Studies & Monographs)
Auteur
Matthias Brenzinger
Éditeur
Mouton de Gruyter
Année de publication
2007
État de l'article
Very Good
Reliure
Hardcover
Langue
anglais
ISBN à 10 chiffres
3110170493
ISBN à 13 chiffres
9783110170498
Série
Livre 24 sur 360: Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM]

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