Endangered Languages
$36.93
- Paperback
264 pages
- Release Date
10 September 2024
Summary
A concise, accessible introduction to language endangerment and why it is one of the most urgent challenges of our times.
58% of the world’s languages—or, approximately 4,000 languages—are endangered. When we break this figure down, we realize that roughly ten percent of languages have fewer than ten language keepers. And, if one language stops being used every three months, this means that in the next 100 years, if we do nothing, 400 more languages will become dormant.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262548700 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262548704 |
| Author: | Evangelia Adamou |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 264 |
| Release Date: | 10 September 2024 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 178mm x 127mm |
| Series: | The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series |
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“A model introduction [that] makes its case with engaging personal passion.”—The Telegraph
About The Author
Evangelia Adamou
Evangelia Adamou is Senior Researcher at the CNRS (French National Center for Scientific Research) and a member of the Academy of Europe. She is the author of The Adaptive Bilingual Mind, A Corpus-Driven Approach to Language Contact, and other books.
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