Vanishing voices: the extinction of the world's languages
Auteur :
Nettle, Daniel / Romaine, Suzanne
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780195152463
Date de publication :
25 juil. 2002
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,5 x 1,8 cm
Poids :
372 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Half of all known languages have disappeared in the last 500 years and 90 per cent of all languages are in danger of becoming extinct in the next 100. The authors argue that the loss of linguistic and biological diversity is part of a much larger problem - the collapse of our worldwide ecosystem.