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Endangered Languages: Beliefs and Ideologies in Language Documentation and Revitalization - Proceedings of the British Academy Peter K Austin
Endangered Languages: Beliefs and Ideologies in Language Documentation and Revitalization - Proceedings of the British Academy
Peter K Austin
Minority languages are abandoned as people switch to larger languages and governments promote linguistic unity. This volume examines beliefs about endangered languages among speakers and linguists, which have important implications for preserving endangered languages, as well as for language policy at local, national and international levels.
370 pages, 30 figures
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | October 30, 2014 |
| ISBN13 | 9780197265765 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press |
| Genre | Aspects (Academic) > Sociological |
| Pages | 448 |
| Dimensions | 171 × 242 × 32 mm · 870 g |
| Language | English |
| Editor | Austin, Peter K. (Marit Rausing Chair in Field Linguistics, SOAS University of London) |
| Editor | Sallabank, Julia (Senior Lecturer in Language Support and Revitalization,, SOAS University of London) |