Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Moseley, Christopher

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This Encyclopedia represents an effort to conserve all the information we have about languages threatened with extinction, an effort that is not only imperative but a race against time.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 688
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. März 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135796419
• Artikelnr.: 38449952

Autorenporträt

Christopher Moseley has recently retired from two decades spent covering Baltic affairs for BBC Monitoring, part of the BBC World Service. He now works as a freelance translator and editor, with a particular lifelong interest in the languages and literatures of the Baltic and Nordic areas. He is the editor of the Journal of the Foundation for Endangered Languages. His other books include Atlas of the World's Languages (Routledge, 2007), Colloquial Latvian (Routledge, 1996) and Colloquial Estonian (Routledge, 1994).

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 North America, VictorGolla
Chapter 2 Latin America, WillenAdelaar
Chapter 3 Europe and North Asia, Tapani Salminen
Chapter 4 South Asia and the Middle East, George vanDriem
Chapter 5 East and Southeast Asia, David Bradley
Chapter 6 Australasia and the Pacific, Stephen A. Wurm
Chapter 7 Africa, Gerrit J.Dimmendaal, F. K. ErhardVoeltz

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General Introduction. List of Maps. North America. Latin America 1: Meso-America. Latin America 2: South America. Europe and North Asia. South Asia and the Middle East. East and Southeast Asia. Australasia and the Pacific. Africa. Index of Language Names

Rezensionen

'This is a valuable resource for all academic libraries and for other libraries with patrons interested in language, cultural heritage or diversity, international studies, and related topics... Highly recommended.' --M.R. Dittemore, Smithsonian Institution Libraries, Choice

'This unprecidented, ground breaking encyclopedia is, without a doubt, essential stock for all academic libraries with linguistics collections and for all individuals and institutions with an interest in development studies, cultural heritage and international affairs.' -- H.G.A.Hughes, Reference Reviews

'This is a valuable resource for all academic libraries and for other libraries with patrons interested in language, cultural heritage or diversity, international studies, and related topics... Highly recommended.' --M.R. Dittemore, Smithsonian Institution Libraries, Choice

'This unprecidented, ground breaking encyclopedia is, without a doubt, essential stock for all academic libraries with linguistics collections and for all individuals and institutions with an interest in development studies, cultural heritage and international affairs.' -- H.G.A.Hughes, Reference Reviews