David Bradley (Victoria La Trobe University), Maya Bradley (Victoria La Trobe University)

Language Endangerment

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Explores how and why languages become endangered, including a comprehensive new theoretical framework and a wide range of examples from around the world. The book will be welcomed by students and scholars of anthropology, linguistics and related disciplines, and by communities at risk of losing their heritage.

Produktdetails

• Key Topics in Linguistic Anthropology
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 236
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Januar 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 213mm x 137mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 378g
• ISBN-13: 9781107641709
• ISBN-10: 1107641705
• Artikelnr.: 56010288

Autorenporträt

David Bradley is Professor of Linguistics at La Trobe University, Victoria and President of the UNESCO Comité International Permanent des Linguistes. He has authored or contributed to many books including the UNESCO Atlas of Languages in Danger (3rd edition, 2010).

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. Stages of language endangerment
3. Working in a community
4. Identity and attitudes
5. Language knowledge and use
6. The sociolinguistic setting
7. Linguistic processes
8. Policy and planning
9. Language reclamation
10. Methodology
11. Conclusion.