Language Endangerment and Language Revitalization: An Introduction

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Walter de Gruyter, 2006 - Language Arts & Disciplines - 307 pages
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In almost every part of the world, minority languages are 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 present volume examines a wide range of issues that concern language endangerment andlanguage revitalization. Among other things, it is shown that languages may be endangered to different degrees, endangerment situations in selected areas of the world are surveyed and definitions of language death and types of language death presented. The book also examines causes of language endangerment, speech behaviour in a language endangerment situation, structural changes in endangered languages, as well as types of speakers encountered in a language endangerment situation. In addition, methods of documentation and of training for linguists are proposed which will enable scholars to play an active role in the documentation of endangered languages and in language revitalization.

The book presents a comprehensive overview of the field. It is clearly written and contains ample references to the relevant literature, thus providing useful guidance for further research. The author often draws on his own experience of documenting endangered languages and of language revival activities in Australia.

The volume is of interest to a wide readership, including linguists, anthropologists, sociologists, and educators.

 

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Tasaku Tsunoda
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Tasaku Tsunoda is Professor at the University of Tokyo, Japan.

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TitleLanguage Endangerment and Language Revitalization: An Introduction
Language Endangerment and Language Revitalization, Tasaku Tsunoda
Mouton textbook
Volume 148 of Trends in linguistics
Volume 148 of Trends in linguistics: Studies and monographs, ISSN 1861-4302
AuthorTasaku Tsunoda
Editionillustrated, reprint
PublisherWalter de Gruyter, 2006
ISBN311018429X, 9783110184297
Length307 pages
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