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\"A short, accessible guide to the linguistic (but also moral, political, and economic) issue of endangered languages\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Endangered Languages of Northeast Asia
Have you ever wondered what is really happening to minority languages of Northeast Asia and which efforts are being taken both by \"westerners\" and local people to preserve and promote them? Would you like to discover, uncover, and tackle deep linguistic questions of such small but highly important languages such as Khamnigan Mongol, Wutun, Sartul-Buryat, Tofan and Sakhalin Ainu, just to mention a few? Would you like to know how simple smart phone apps can help communities to preserve, love and use their native language? This book, containing a rich selection of contributions on various aspects of language endangerment, emic and etic approaches at language preservation, and contact-linguistics, is an important contribution to the Unesco's Indigenous Languages Decade, which has right now started (2022-2032).
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The Cambridge handbook of endangered languages
Around 7000 languages are spoken across the world today and at least half may no longer be spoken by the end of this century. This 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.
Book
The Politics of Language Oppression in Tibet
In The Politics of Language
Oppression in Tibet , Gerald Roche sheds
light on a global crisis of linguistic diversity that will see at
least half of the world's languages disappear this
century.
Roche explores the erosion of linguistic diversity through a
study of a community on the northeastern Tibetan Plateau in the
People's Republic of China. Manegacha is but one of the sixty
minority languages in Tibet and is spoken by about 8,000 people who
are otherwise mostly indistinguishable from the Tibetan communities
surrounding them. Recently, many in these communities have switched
to speaking Tibetan, and Manegacha faces an uncertain future.
The author uses the Manegacha case to show how linguistic
diversity across Tibet is collapsing under assimilatory state
policies. He looks at how global advocacy networks inadequately
acknowledge this issue, highlighting the complex politics of
language in an inter-connected world. The Politics of Language
Oppression in Tibet broadens our understanding of Tibet and
China, the crisis of global linguistic diversity, and the radical
changes needed to address this crisis.
eBook
On how and why languages become endangered: Reply to Mufwene
Salikoko Mufwene raises significant questions about how and why languages become endangered (and die). The purpose of this reply is to provide additional perspective on what goes into answering these questions. Several of Mufwene's claims are responded to. Questions are raised concerning what the theorizing about language endangerment and loss (LEL) that Mufwene calls for would be like. Many causal factors associated with LEL are mentioned, advances in understanding are pointed out, and the roles of language documentation and language revitalization are clarified.
Journal Article
A Corpus-Driven Approach to Language Contact
This series offers a wide forum for work on contact linguistics, using an integrated approach to both diachronic and synchronic manifestations of contact, ranging from social and individual aspects to structural-typological issues. Topics covered by the series include child and adult bilingualism and multilingualism, contact languages, borrowing and contact-induced typological change, code switching in conversation, societal multilingualism, bilingual language processing, and various other topics related to language contact. The series does not have a fixed theoretical orientation, and includes contributions from a variety of approaches.
eBook
Endangered Language: Preserving Totoli Language and Cultural Identity
Language extinction occurs when a language ceases to be spoken (Crystal, 2002; Krauss, 1992; Meek, 2019). This study examines the Totoli language, an endangered language in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, where a sharp decline in active speakers has been observed. Using a sociolinguistic approach, the research conceptualizes language as both a symbol system and a manifestation of cultural identity. Data were collected through structured questionnaires, focusing on patterns of language use across different domains such as family and neighborhood interactions. These findings highlight the diminishing role of Totoli in everyday communication, signaling an urgent need for intervention. This study emphasizes the importance of targeted preservation efforts to protect the Totoli language as one of the regional languages in Indonesia, especially in Sulawesi. It is important to highlight the urgency of implementing preservation and revitalization strategies to ensure the survival of Totoli language. Without such measures, Totoli risks extinction, underscoring broader implications for endangered languages globally.
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