Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
Author: Christopher Moseley
Publisher: UNESCO
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2010-01-01
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9231040960

Languages are not only tools of communication, they also reflect a view of the world. Languages are vehicles of value systems and cultural expressions and are an essential component of the living heritage of humanity. Yet, many of them are in danger of disappearing. UNESCO's Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger tries to raise awareness on language endangerment. This third edition has been completely revised and expanded to include new series of maps and new points of view.

Atlas of the world's languages in danger of disappearing

Atlas of the world's languages in danger of disappearing
Author: Wurm, Stephen A.
Publisher: UNESCO
Total Pages: 92
Release: 2001-07-17
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9231037986

Close to half of the 6,000 languges spoken in the world are doomed or likely to disappear in the foreseeable future. The disappearance of any language is an irreparable loss for the heritage of all humankind. This new edition of the Atlas, first published in 1996, is intended to give a graphic picture of the magnitude of the problem and a comprehensive list of languages in danger.

Atlas of the World's Languages

Atlas of the World's Languages
Author: R.E. Asher
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 1009
Release: 2018-04-19
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 1317851080

Before the first appearance of the Atlas of the World's Languages in 1993, all the world's languages had never been accurately and completely mapped. The Atlas depicts the location of every known living language, including languages on the point of extinction. This fully revised edition of the Atlas offers: up-to-date research, some from fieldwork in early 2006 a general linguistic history of each section an overview of the genetic relations of the languages in each section statistical and sociolinguistic information a large number of new or completely updated maps further reading and a bibliography for each section a cross-referenced language index of over 6,000 languages. Presenting contributions from international scholars, covering over 6,000 languages and containing over 150 full-colour maps, the Atlas of the World's Languages is the definitive reference resource for every linguistic and reference library.

Language Endangerment

Language Endangerment
Author: David Bradley
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 301
Release: 2019-11-21
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1107041139

Investigates the endangerment of languages and the loss of traditional cultural diversity, and how to respond.

When Languages Die

When Languages Die
Author: K. David Harrison
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2008
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0195372069

It is commonly agreed by linguists and anthropologists that the majority of languages spoken now around the globe will likely disappear within our lifetime. This text focuses on the question: what is lost when a language dies?

The Cambridge Handbook of Endangered Languages

The Cambridge Handbook of Endangered Languages
Author: Peter K. Austin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 581
Release: 2011-03-24
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 113950083X

It is generally agreed that about 7,000 languages are spoken across the world today and at least half may no longer be spoken by the end of this century. This state-of-the-art Handbook examines the reasons behind this dramatic loss of linguistic diversity, why it matters, and what can be done to document and support endangered languages. The volume is relevant not only to researchers in language endangerment, language shift and language death, but to anyone interested in the languages and cultures of the world. It is accessible both to specialists and non-specialists: researchers will find cutting-edge contributions from acknowledged experts in their fields, while students, activists and other interested readers will find a wealth of readable yet thorough and up-to-date information.

Vanishing Voices

Vanishing Voices
Author: Daniel Nettle
Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 254
Release: 2000
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0195136241

Nettle and Romaine paint a breathtaking landscape that shows why so many of the world's languages are disappearing-and more importantly, why it matters. - BOOK JACKET.

Endangered Languages and Languages in Danger

Endangered Languages and Languages in Danger
Author: Luna Filipović
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
Total Pages: 413
Release: 2016-10-03
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9027266441

This peer-reviewed collection brings together the latest research on language endangerment and language rights. It creates a vibrant, interdisciplinary platform for the discussion of the most pertinent and urgent topics central to vitality and equality of languages in today’s globalised world. The novelty of the volume lies in the multifaceted view on the variety of dangers that languages face today, such as extinction through dwindling speaker populations and lack of adequate preservation policies or inequality in different social contexts (e.g. access to justice, education and research resources). There are examples of both loss and survival, and discussion of multiple factors that condition these two different outcomes. We pose and answer difficult questions such as whether forced interventions in preventing loss are always warranted or indeed viable. The emerging shared perspective is that of hope to inspire action towards improving the position of different languages and their speakers through research of this kind.