Cambridge handbook of endangered languages, the
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521882156
Date de publication :
24 mars 2011
Dimensions :
25,5 x 18,4 x 3,4 cm
Poids :
1290 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Around 7,000 languages are spoken across the world today and at least half may no longer be spoken by the end of this century. This Handbook examines the reasons behind this dramatic loss of linguistic diversity, why it matters, and what can be done to document and support endangered languages.