Language Endangerment and Language Revitalization (fwd)

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from the Mouton De Gruyter website
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Tsunoda, Tasaku
Language Endangerment and Language Revitalization

2004. 23 x 15.5 cm. Approx. VIII, 352 pages. Cloth. Approx. Euro [D]
128.00 / approx. sFr 205.00 / approx. US$ 154.00. *
ISBN 3-11-017662-9
MOUTON DE GRUYTER

to be published December 2004

In almost every part of the world, minority languages are threatened
with extinction. At the same time, dedicated efforts are being made to
document endangered languages, to maintain them, and even to revive
once-extinct languages.

The present volume examines a wide range of issues that concern language
endangerment and  language revitalization. Among other things, it is
shown that languages may be endangered to different degrees,
endangerment situations in selected areas of the world are surveyed and
definitions of language death and types of language death presented.
The book also examines causes of language endangerment, speech
behaviour in a language endangerment situation, structural changes in
endangered languages, as well as types of speakers encountered in a
language endangerment situation. In addition, methods of documentation
and of training for linguists are proposed which will enable scholars
to play an active role in the documentation of endangered languages and
in language revitalization.

The book presents a comprehensive overview of the field. It is clearly
written and contains ample references to the relevant literature, thus
providing useful guidance for further research. The author often draws
on his own experience of documenting endangered languages and of
language revival activities in Australia.

The volume is of interest to a wide readership, including linguists,
anthropologists, sociologists, and educators.