LINGUIST List 26.4300

Thu Oct 01 2015

Books: The Cambridge Handbook of Endangered Languages: Austin, Sallabank (eds.)

Editor for this issue: Sara Couture <saralinguistlist.org>

Date: 01-Oct-2015
From: Katie Laker <klakercambridge.org>
Subject: The Cambridge Handbook of Endangered Languages: Austin, Sallabank (eds.)
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Title: The Cambridge Handbook of Endangered Languages
Published: 2015
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
                http://cambridge.org

Book URL: http://bit.ly/1L6UDaR

Editor: Peter K. Austin
Editor: Julia Sallabank
Paperback: ISBN: 9781107552449 Pages: Price: U.S. $ 44.99
Paperback: ISBN: 9781107552449 Pages: Price: U.K. £ 29.99
Abstract:

It is generally agreed that about 7,000 languages are spoken across the world today and at least half may no longer be spoken by the end of this century. This state-of-the-art Handbook examines the reasons behind this dramatic loss of linguistic diversity, why it matters, and what can be done to document and support endangered languages. The volume is relevant not only to researchers in language endangerment, language shift and language death, but to anyone interested in the languages and cultures of the world. It is accessible both to specialists and non-specialists: researchers will find cutting-edge contributions from acknowledged experts in their fields, while students, activists and other interested readers will find a wealth of readable yet thorough and up-to-date information.

1. Introduction - Peter K. Austin and Julia Sallabank; Part I. Endangered Languages: 2. Language ecology and endangerment - Lenore Grenoble; 3. Speakers and communities - Colette Grinevald and Michel Bert; 4. Survey of endangered language situations around the world - David Bradley; 5. Language contact and change in endangered languages - Carmel O'Shannessy; 6. Structural aspects of language endangerment - Naomi Palosaari and Lyle Campbell; 7. Language and culture - Lev Michael; 8. Language and society - Bernard Spolsky; Part II. Language Documentation: 9. Language documentation - Tony Woodbury; 10. Speakers and language documentation - Lise Dobrin and Josh Berson; 11. Data and language documentation - Jeff Good; 12. Archiving and language documentation - Lisa Conathan; 13. Digital archiving - David Nathan; Part III. Responses: 14. Language policy for endangered languages - Julia Sallabank; 15. Revitalisation of endangered languages - Leanne Hinton; 16. Orthography development - Friederike Lüpke; 17. Lexicography in endangered language communities - Ulrike Mosel; 18. Language curriculum design and evaluation for endangered languages - Serafin Coronel-Molina and Teresa McCarty; 19. The role of information technology in supporting minority and endangered languages - Gary Holton; Part IV. Challenges: 20. Endangered languages and economic development - Wayne Harbert; 21. Researcher training and capacity development in language documentation - Anthony Jukes; 22. New roles for endangered languages - Máiréad Moriarty; 23. Planning a language documentation project - Claire Bowern.

Linguistic Field(s): Discipline of Linguistics
                            Language Documentation
                            Sociolinguistics

Written In: English (eng)

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