Language Diversity Endangered

Published by De Gruyter Mouton 2007

Language Diversity Endangered

Edited by: Matthias Brenzinger

Volume 181 in the series Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM]

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110197129

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About this book

This book presents a comprehensive overview of endangered languages with a global coverage. It features such well-known specialists as Michael Krauss, Willem F. H. Adelaar, Denny Moore, Colette Grinevald, Akira Yamamoto, Roger Blench, Bruce Connell, Tapani Salminen, Olga Kazakevich, Aleksandr Kibrik, Jonathan Owens, David Bradley, George van Driem, Nicholas Evans, Stephen A. Wurm, Darrell Tryon and Matthias Brenzinger. The contributions are unique in analysing the present extent and the various kinds of language endangerment by applying shared general indicators for the assessment of language endangerment.

Apart from presenting the specific situations of language endangerment at the sub-continental level, the volume discusses major issues that bear universally on language endangerment. The actual study of endangered languages is carefully examined, for example, against the ethics and pragmatics of fieldwork. Practical aspects of community involvement in language documentation are discussed, such as the setting up of local archives and the training of local linguists. Numerous case studies illustrate different language shift environments with specific replacing factors, such as colonial and religious conquests, migrations and governmental language education.

The book is of interest to students and scholars of linguistics with particular focus on endangered languages (and their documentation), typology, and sociolinguistics as well as to anthropologists and language activists.

Author / Editor information

Matthias Brenzinger , Universität Köln, Germany.

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Chapter 1. Classification and Terminology for Degrees of Language Endangerment Michael Krauss Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 2. Threatened Languages in Hispanic South America Willem F. H. Adelaar Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
Chapter 3. Endangered Languages of Lowland Tropical South America Denny Moore Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	29
Chapter 4. Endangered Languages of Mexico and Central America Colette Grinevald Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	59
Chapter 5. Endangered Languages in USA and Canada Akira Yamamoto Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	87
Chapter 6. Language Endangerment in Northern Africa Matthias Brenzinger Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	123
Chapter 7. Endangered Languages in West Africa Roger Blench Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	140
Chapter 8. Endangered Languages in Central Africa Bruce Connell Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	163
Chapter 9. Language Endangerment in Southern and Eastern Africa Matthias Brenzinger Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	179
Chapter 10. Endangered Languages in Europe Tapani Salminen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	205
Chapter 11. Language Endangerment in the CIS Olga Kazakevich and Aleksandr Kibrik Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	233
Chapter 12. Endangered Languages of the Middle East Jonathan Owens Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	263
Chapter 13. Language Endangerment in China and Mainland Southeast Asia David Bradley Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	278
Chapter 14. Endangered Languages of South Asia George Driem Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	303
Chapter 15. Warramurrungunji Undone: Australian Languages in the 51st Millennium Nicholas Evans Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	342
Chapter 16. Threatened Languages in the Western Pacific Area from Taiwan to, and Including, Papua New Guinea Stephen A. Wurm Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	374
Chapter 17. The Languages of the Pacific Region: the Austronesian Languages of Oceania Darrell Tryon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	391
Backmatter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	411

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Audience: Students and Scholars of Linguistics with particular interest in Endangered Languages (and their Documentation), Typology, and Sociolinguistics; Language Activists; Academic Libraries and Institutes.
Pages
- Front matter: 17
- Main content: 454
Illustrations
- Other: Numerous tab. 23 maps
Keywords: Endangered languages; preservation; language documentation; fieldwork

eBook

Published: August 22, 2008
ISBN: 9783110197129

Hardcover

Published: January 17, 2007
ISBN: 9783110170498