The green movement has been eminently successful in raising the public consciousness and sense of urgency about its biological heritage - in all domains except language . There has been little public perception of the need for a green ...
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This book contains not only intelligent argument, but moving descriptions of the decline and demise of particular languages, and practical advice for anyone interested in pursuing the subject further.
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A thorough review of the worldwide problem of language endangerment and death.
This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection.
The series invites the attention of scholars interested in language in society from a broad range of disciplines – anthropology, education, history, linguistics, political science, and sociology.
A leading commentator and popular writer on langauge issues, David Crystal asks the fundamental question, "Why is language death so important?", reviews the reason for the current crisis, and investigates what is being done to reduce its ...