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Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger of Disappearingby Stephen A. WurmISBN 9231037986 (92-3-103798-6)
Hardcover, UNESCO Publishing
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Can Threatened Languages Be Saved: Reversing Language Shift, Revisited A 21st Century Perspectiveby Joshua A. FishmanISBN 185359492X (1-85359-492-X)
Softcover, Multilingual Matters Limited
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Hardcover, Multilingual Matters Ltd - Can Threatened Languages Be Saved? : Reversing Language Shift, Revisited : A 21st Century Perspective: ISBN 185359492X (1-85359-492-X)
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Endangered Languages: Language Loss and Community Responseby Lenore A. Grenoble, Lindsay J. WhaleyISBN 0521597129 (0-521-59712-9)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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The Green Book of Language Revitalization in Practiceby Leanne Hinton, Kenneth L. HaleISBN 0123493536 (0-12-349353-6)
Hardcover, Emerald Group Pub Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Green Book of Language Revitalization in Practice'Book summary:With world-wide environmental destruction and globalization of economy, a few languages, especially English, are spreading rapidly in use, while thousands of other languages are disappearing, taking with them important cultural, philosophical and environmental knowledge systems and oral literatures. We all stand to suffer from such a loss, none more so than the communities whose very identity is being threatened by the impending death of their languages. In response to this crisis, indigenous communities around the world have begun to develop a myriad of projects to keep their languages alive. This volume is a set of detailed accounts about the kind of work that is going on now as people struggle for their linguistic survival. It also serves as a manual of effective practices in language revitalization. It includes: sections on language policy, language planning, revitalization of indigenous languages of national prominence vs. revitalization in small speech communities, second language teaching with emphasis on immersion and communicative competence, minority language literacy, the use of media and technology in language revitalization, training, and the revitalization of languages with nonnative speakers; 23 case studies of language revitalization in practice, from Native American languages, Australian languages, Maori, Hawaiian, Welsh, Irish, and others, written primarily by authors directly involved in the programs; 10 chapters by Hale and Hinton that are detailed overviews of the various kinds of programs and methods that are in practice; and introductions and maps for each of the languages that are represented in the volume, to familiarize the reader with their history, linguistic structure and sociolinguistic features. There is strong representation in authorship and viewpoint of the people of the communities whose languages are threatened, giving the readers an inside understanding of the issues involved and the community-internal attitudes toward language loss and revitalization. [via]
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Greenbook of Language Revitalizationby Kenneth Hale, Leanne HintonISBN 0123493544 (0-12-349354-4)
Softcover, Emerald Group Pub Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Greenbook of Language Revitalization'Book summary:With world-wide environmental destruction and globalization of economy, a few languages, especially English, are spreading rapidly in use, while thousands of other languages are disappearing, taking with them important cultural, philosophical and environmental knowledge systems and oral literatures. We all stand to suffer from such a loss, none more so than the communities whose very identity is being threatened by the impending death of their languages. In response to this crisis, indigenous communities around the world have begun to develop a myriad of projects to keep their languages alive. This volume is a set of detailed accounts about the kind of work that is going on now as people struggle for their linguistic survival. It also serves as a manual of effective practices in language revitalization.Following are the key features: 23 case studies of language revitalization in practice, from Native American languages, Australian languages, Maori, Hawaiian, Welsh, Irish, and others, written primarily by authors directly involved in the programs; short introductions situate the languages, to help make the languages more 'real' in the minds of readers; each chapter gives a detailed overview of the various kinds of programs and methods in practice today; introductions and maps for each of the languages represented familiarize the reader with their history, linguistic structure and sociolinguistic features; and, strong representation in authorship and viewpoint of the people and communities whose languages are threatened, gives the readers an inside understanding of the issues involved and the community-internal attitudes toward language loss and revitalization. [via]
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Language Deathby David CrystalISBN 0521012716 (0-521-01271-6)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Language Death'Book summary: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 6000 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. The book contains not only intelligent argument, but moving descriptions of the decline and demise of particular languages, and practical advice for anyone interested in pursuing the subject further. [via]
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Language in Dangerby Andrew DalbyISBN 0713994436 (0-7139-9443-6)
Hardcover, A. Lane
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Language in Danger: The Loss of Linguistic Diversity and the Threat to Our Futureby Andrew DalbyISBN 0231129009 (0-231-12900-9)
Hardcover, Columbia Univ Pr
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New Familiar Abenakis and English Dialoguesby Joseph LaurentISBN 0973892471 (0-9738924-7-1)
Softcover, Global Language Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'New Familiar Abenakis and English Dialogues'Book summary:The original edition of this important grammar of the Abenaki language was first published in 1884 by Joseph Laurent (Sozap Lolô Kizitôgw), chief of the Indian village of St. Francis, P.Q., Canada. Its full original title was "New familiar Abenakis and English dialogues, the first vocabulary ever published in the Abenakis language, comprising : the Abenakis alphabet, the key to the pronunciation and many grammatical explanations, also synoptical illustrations showing the numerous modifications of the Abenakis verb, &c. : to which is added the etymology of Indian names of certain localities, rivers, lakes, &c., &c." Today the Abenaki language is seriously endangered and is only spoken by a few elders in Southern Quebec, although there is an active interest in its revitalization. It is a member of the Algonquin family of First Nations (Native American) Languages and is related to a number of languages spoken, or once spoken, in New England and Eastern Canadian. [via]
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Reversing Language Shift: Theoretical and Empirical Foundations of Assistance to Threatened Languagesby Joshua A. FishmanISBN 1853591211 (1-85359-121-1)
Softcover, Multilingual Matters Ltd
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Spoken Here: Travels among Threatened Languagesby Mark AbleyISBN 0618565833 (0-618-56583-3)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Spoken Here: Travels Among Threatened Languages'Book summary:In Spoken Here, Mark Abley journeys around the world seeking out languages in peril -- Manx, Mohawk, Boro, Yiddish, and many more. Along the way he reveals delicious linguistic oddities and shows us what is lost when one of the world's six thousand tongues dies -- an irreplaceable worldview and a wealth of practical knowledge. He also examines the forces, from pop culture to creoles to global politics, that threaten to wipe out 90 percent of languages by this century's end.[via]
Abley encounters one of the last two speakers of an Australian language, whose tribal taboos forbid them to talk to each other. He spotlights those who believe that violence is the only way to save their tongue. He meets a Yiddish novelist who writes for an audience she knows doesn't exist. He pays tribute to such strange tongues as the Amazonian language last spoken by a parrot, the Caucasian language with no vowels, and the South Asian language whose innumerable verbs include gobray (to fall in a well unknowingly) and onsra (to love for the last time).
Each of the languages Abley spotlights, from the familiar to the foreign, exemplifies the various threats that endanger languages worldwide. But many also prove their resilience, thanks to the efforts of their determined speakers and such unlikely tools as soap operas and pop music. Abley meets the crusaders as well as the uncaring, all of whom offer surprising insight into this centuries-old debate. Spoken Here is a singular travelogue, a compelling case for linguistic diversity, and a treasure trove for anyone who loves any language.More editions of Spoken Here: Travels among Threatened Languages:
Vanishing Voices: The Extinction of the World's Languagesby Suzanne Romaine, Daniel NettleISBN 0195152468 (0-19-515246-8)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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Warrabarna Kaurna!: Reclaiming an Australian Languageby Rob AmeryISBN 9026516339 (90-265-1633-9)
Hardcover, Aa Balkema
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