Książka Dying Words Nicholas Evans

Dying Words

Endangered Languages and What They Have to Tell Us

Język: Angielski
Oprawa: Twarda
Dostępność: 50 % szansa
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The next century will see more than half of the world's 6,000 languages become extinct, and most of...

Informacje o książce

Język
Angielski
Oprawa
Książka - Twarda
Data wydania
2009
strony
312
EAN
9780631233053
ISBN
0631233059
Enbook ID
04899662
Waga
648
Wymiary
171 x 251 x 22

Pełny opis

The next century will see more than half of the world's 6,000 languages become extinct, and most of these will disappear without being adequately recorded. Written by one of the leading figures in language documentation, this fascinating book explores what humanity stands to lose as a result. * Explores the unique philosophy, knowledge, and cultural assumptions of languages, and their impact on our collective intellectual heritage* Questions why such linguistic diversity exists in the first place, and how can we can best respond to the challenge of recording and documenting these fragile oral traditions while they are still with us* Written by one of the leading figures in language documentation, and draws on a wealth of vivid examples from his own field experience* Brings conceptual issues vividly to life by weaving in portraits of individual 'last speakers' and anecdotes about linguists and their discoveries

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