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Title | Book: Sustaining Linguistic Diversity |
Body | From http://press.georgetown.edu/detail.html?id=9781589011922 Sustaining Linguistic Diversity: Endangered and Minority Languages and Language Varieties Edited by Kendall A. King, Natalie Schilling-Estes, Lyn Fogle, Jia Jackie Lou, and Barbara Soukup Publisher: Georgetown University Press Summary: The book begins by grappling with how we define endangerment— how languages and language varieties are best classified, what the implications of such classifications are, and who should have the final say in making them. The contributors then turn to the documentation and description of endangered languages and focus on best practices, methods and goals in documentation, and on current field reports from around the globe. The latter part of the book analyzes current practices in developing endangered languages and dialects and particular language revitalization efforts and outcomes in specific locations. Concluding with critical calls from leading researchers in the field to consider the human lives at stake, Sustaining Linguistic Diversity reminds scholars, researchers, practitioners, and educators that linguistic diversity can only be sustained in a world where diversity in all its forms is valued. Visit the publisher’s website at http://press.georgetown.edu/detail.html?id=9781589011922 . |
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