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The Last Speakers
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Author : K. David Harrison
language : en
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Release Date : 2010-09-21
The Last Speakers written by K. David Harrison and has been published by National Geographic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09-21 with Social Science categories.
Part travelogue and part scientist's notebook, The Last Speakers is the poignant chronicle of author K. David Harrison's expeditions around the world to meet with last speakers of vanishing languages. The speakers' eloquent reflections and candid photographs reveal little-known lifeways as well as revitalization efforts to teach disappearing languages to younger generations. Thought-provoking and engaging, this unique book illuminates the global language-extinction crisis through photos, graphics, interviews, traditional wisdom never before translated into English, and first-person essays that thrillingly convey the adventure of science and exploration.
Last Speakers
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Author : K. David Harrison
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010-09-21
Last Speakers written by K. David Harrison and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09-21 with categories.
Part travelogue and part scientist's notebook, The Last Speakers is the poignant chronicle of author K. David Harrison's expeditions around the world to meet with last speakers of vanishing languages. The speakers' eloquent reflections and candid photographs reveal little-known lifeways as well as revitalization efforts to teach disappearing languages to younger generations. Thought-provoking and engaging, this unique book illuminates the global language-extinction crisis through photos, graphics, interviews, traditional wisdom never before translated into English, and first-person essays that thrillingly convey the adventure of science and exploration.
The Cambridge Handbook Of Endangered Languages
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Author : Peter K. Austin
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2011-03-24
The Cambridge Handbook Of Endangered Languages written by Peter K. Austin and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-24 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
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.
Not Like A Native Speaker
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Author : Rey Chow
language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 2014-09-23
Not Like A Native Speaker written by Rey Chow and has been published by Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-23 with Political Science categories.
Although the era of European colonialism has long passed, misgivings about the inequality of the encounters between European and non-European languages persist in many parts of the postcolonial world. This unfinished state of affairs, this lingering historical experience of being caught among unequal languages, is the subject of Rey Chow's book. A diverse group of personae, never before assembled in a similar manner, make their appearances in the various chapters: the young mulatto happening upon a photograph about skin color in a popular magazine; the man from Martinique hearing himself named "Negro" in public in France; call center agents in India trained to Americanize their accents while speaking with customers; the Algerian Jewish philosopher reflecting on his relation to the French language; African intellectuals debating the pros and cons of using English for purposes of creative writing; the translator acting by turns as a traitor and as a mourner in the course of cross-cultural exchange; Cantonese-speaking writers of Chinese contemplating the politics of food consumption; radio drama workers straddling the forms of traditional storytelling and mediatized sound broadcast. In these riveting scenes of speaking and writing imbricated with race, pigmentation, and class demarcations, Chow suggests, postcolonial languaging becomes, de facto, an order of biopolitics. The native speaker, the fulcrum figure often accorded a transcendent status, is realigned here as the repository of illusory linguistic origins and unities. By inserting British and post-British Hong Kong (the city where she grew up) into the languaging controversies that tend to be pursued in Francophone (and occasionally Anglophone) deliberations, and by sketching the fraught situations faced by those coping with the specifics of using Chinese while negotiating with English, Chow not only redefines the geopolitical boundaries of postcolonial inquiry but also demonstrates how such inquiry must articulate historical experience to the habits, practices, affects, and imaginaries based in sounds and scripts.
When Languages Die
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Author : K. David Harrison
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2008
When Languages Die written by K. David Harrison and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
It is commonly agreed by linguists and anthropologists that the majority of languages spoken now around the globe will likely disappear within our lifetime. This text focuses on the question: what is lost when a language dies?
Atlas Of The World S Languages In Danger Of Disappearing
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Author : Wurm, Stephen A.
language : en
Publisher: UNESCO
Release Date : 2001-07-17
Atlas Of The World S Languages In Danger Of Disappearing written by Wurm, Stephen A. and has been published by UNESCO this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-07-17 with Political Science categories.
Close to half of the 6,000 languges spoken in the world are doomed or likely to disappear in the foreseeable future. The disappearance of any language is an irreparable loss for the heritage of all humankind. This new edition of the Atlas, first published in 1996, is intended to give a graphic picture of the magnitude of the problem and a comprehensive list of languages in danger.
Heritage Languages And Their Speakers
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Author : Maria Polinsky
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2018-08-16
Heritage Languages And Their Speakers written by Maria Polinsky and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-16 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
A pioneering study of heritage languages, from a leading scholar in this area of study world-wide.
The Acquisition Of Heritage Languages
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Author : Silvina Montrul
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2016
The Acquisition Of Heritage Languages written by Silvina Montrul and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
An authoritative overview of research into heritage language acquisition, covering key terminological and empirical issues, theoretical approaches, and research methodologies.
The Cambridge Guide To Teaching English To Speakers Of Other Languages
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Author : David Nunan
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2001-02-15
The Cambridge Guide To Teaching English To Speakers Of Other Languages written by David Nunan and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-02-15 with Education categories.
This book, written by leading practitioners, brings together a comprehensive overview of TESOL.
Language Death
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Author : David Crystal
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2014-11-06
Language Death written by David Crystal and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-06 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
A thorough review of the worldwide problem of language endangerment and death.