Sustaining Linguistic Diversity Endangered and Minority Languages and Language Varieties |
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Editor:
| King, Kendall A. Schilling, Natalie Wright Fogle, Lyn Lou, Jia Jackie Soukup, Barbara |
Contribution by:
| King, Kendall A. Schilling, Natalie Wright Fogle, Lyn Lou, Jia Jackie Soukup, Barbara Romaine, Suzanne Leonard, Wesley Y. Lewis, M. Paul Guy, Gregory R. Zilles, Ana M. S. Mallinson, Christine McEwan-Fujita, Emily Hornberger, Nancy H. Ó hIfearnáin, Tadhg Huss, Leena Fallon, Paul D. McCarty, Teresa L. Romero-Little, Mary Eunice Zepeda, Ofelia Peyton, Joy Kreeft Carreira, Maria M. Wang, Shuhan C. Wiley, Terence G. Wolfram, Walt A. Shohamy, Elana Labov, William |
Series title: | Georgetown University Round Table on Language and Linguistics Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-58901-192-2 |
Publication Date: | Mar 2008 |
Publisher: | Georgetown University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $116.00 |
Book Description:
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Presents an overview of work in defining, documenting, and developing the world's smaller languages and language varieties. This book shows how we define endangerment - how languages and language varieties are best classified, what the implications of such classifications are, and who should have the final say in making them.
Presents an overview of work in defining, documenting, and developing the world's smaller languages and language varieties. This book shows how we define endangerment - how languages and language varieties are best classified, what the implications of such classifications are, and who should have the final say in making them.