Language Death

Name: Language Death
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ISBN: 9781107431812

ISBN-10: 1107431816

ISBN-13: 9781107431812

Edition: 2014

Authors: David Crystal

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The rapid endangerment and death of many minority languages across the world is a matter of widespread concern, not only among linguists and anthropologists but among all concerned with issues of cultural identity in an increasingly globalized culture. By some counts, only 600 of the 6,000 or so languages in the world are 'safe' from the threat of extinction. A leading commentator and popular writer on language issues, David Crystal asks the fundamental question, 'Why is language death so important?', reviews the reasons for the current crisis, and investigates what is being done to reduce its impact. This 2002 book contains not only intelligent argument, but moving descriptions of the…

Book details

List price: $22.95
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 11/6/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 276
Size: 5.39" wide x 8.19" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 0.858
Language: English

David Crystalis a writer, lecturer, and broadcaster on language and linguistics.