Language Endangerment and Language Maintenance
Language Endangerment and Language Maintenance by David Bradley, published by Psychology Press in 2002, explores the critical issue of language endangerment. This edition spans 356 pages and is presented in English. The book addresses the rights of minority communities regarding their languages and examines how different languages shape our understanding of the world. It delves into the consequences of language loss, including the knowledge tied to local ecosystems and the unique structural properties of languages that may vanish without documentation.
Readers will find a comprehensive overview that includes theoretical discussions on language shift, alongside ten case studies focused on autochthonous languages at risk and four case studies of migrant languages facing similar threats. The volume concludes with strategies and resources aimed at language maintenance, providing insights into how language shift can be halted or reversed. This work is relevant to those interested in linguistics, social science, and regional studies, offering a detailed examination of the complex dynamics surrounding language preservation.
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Language endangerment is a fundamental issue for humanity. What rights do minority communities have concerning their languages? How does each language conceptualize the world differently? How much knowledge about the world and a local ecosystem is lost when a language disappears? What is the process involved and how can insights about this process contribute to linguistic theory? What typological insights will be lost if undescribed languages disappear before their unique structural properties are known? How can language shift be stopped or reversed?
This volume comprises:
* a general overview introduction
* four theoretical chapters on what happens during language shift
* ten case studies of autochthonous languages under threat
* four case studies of migrant languages at risk
* three concluding chapters discussing strategies and resources for language maintenance.
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