When Languages Die

When Languages Die
Author: K. David Harrison
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2008
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0195372069


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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?