Adamou, Evangelia
Endangered Languages
- ISBN 13:
- 9780262548700
- author:
- Adamou, Evangelia
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- MIT Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2024
- Pages:
- 264
- Dimensions:
- 17.5 x 12.7 x 2 centimetres (0.3
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Social Sciences, Anthropology,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Endangered Languages by Evangelia Adamou offers a sobering look at the urgent challenge of language endangerment. With 58% of the world's languages at risk, this concise introduction explores why language loss is one of our times' most pressing issues. Adamou examines the complex factors surrounding endangered languages, including their decline in digital worlds and the importance of community-led efforts to reclaim and preserve them. She discusses the impact of language continuity on individual and community health, as well as the significance of language transmission in cultural preservation. Through varied examples from different regions, Endangered Languages highlights the crucial role every language plays in the vitality and well-being of individuals, communities, and our world.
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