Vanishing voices : the extinction of the world's languages /

Suggests links between disappearing linguistic diversity and environmental issues. The authors argue that it is part of the larger picture of the world's collapsing ecosystem, and that the causes of language death, like those of ecological destruction, lie at the crossroad of ecology and politi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Nettle, Daniel
Otros Autores: Romaine, Suzanne, 1951-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, [2000]
Colección:OUP E-Books.
Temas:
Language obsolescence.
Language maintenance.
Human ecology.
Areal linguistics.
Linguistic demography.
Language and languages.
Language
Langage et langues > Disparition.
Préservation linguistique.
Écologie humaine.
Linguistique géographique.
Démographie linguistique.
Langage et langues.
human ecology.
languages (study discipline)
language (general communication)
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY > Ancient Languages.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Historical & Comparative.
Areal linguistics
Human ecology
Language and languages
Language maintenance
Language obsolescence
Linguistic demography
Uitstervende talen.
Culturele minderheden.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Suggests links between disappearing linguistic diversity and environmental issues. The authors argue that it is part of the larger picture of the world's collapsing ecosystem, and that the causes of language death, like those of ecological destruction, lie at the crossroad of ecology and politics.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 241 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-224) and index.
ISBN:9780198031185
0198031181
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9781423761181
1602569142
9781602569140
9780195136241
0195136241
128047355X
9781280473555
9786610473557
6610473552
0190285788
9780190285784

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