Africa's endangered languages: documentary and theoretical approaches

This text examines the endangered languages of Africa from both documentary and theoretical perspectives, highlighting the threats of extinction many of them face and the challenges and implications each bring to bear on linguistic theory. It focuses on the symbiosis between documentary and theoreti...

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Other Authors: Kandybowicz, Jason 1978- (Editor), Torrence, Harold (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Oxford University Press [2017]
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Online Access:DE-739
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Summary:This text examines the endangered languages of Africa from both documentary and theoretical perspectives, highlighting the threats of extinction many of them face and the challenges and implications each bring to bear on linguistic theory. It focuses on the symbiosis between documentary and theoretical methodologies, and its consequences for the preservation of endangered languages, both in the African context and more broadly.
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (x, 503 Seiten) Illustrationen, Karten
ISBN:9780190256364
DOI:10.1093/oso/9780190256340.001.0001

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