On the death and life of languages /:

Twenty-five languages die each year; at this pace, half the world's five thousand languages will disappear within the next century. In this book, the author seeks to make clear the magnitude of the cultural loss represented by the crisis of language death. By focusing on the relationship of lan...

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1. Verfasser: Hagège, Claude, 1936- (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Gladding, Jody, 1955- (ÜbersetzerIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
French
Veröffentlicht: New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2009]
Schriftenreihe:An Editions Odile Jacob Book
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Zusammenfassung:Twenty-five languages die each year; at this pace, half the world's five thousand languages will disappear within the next century. In this book, the author seeks to make clear the magnitude of the cultural loss represented by the crisis of language death. By focusing on the relationship of language to culture and the world of ideas, the author shows how languages are themselves crucial repositories of culture; the traditions, proverbs, and knowledge of our ancestors reside in the language we use. His examination covers all continents and language families to uncover not only how languages die, but also how they can be revitalized--for example in the remarkable case of Hebrew.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (ix, 364 pages)
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-345) and index.
ISBN:9780300155792
0300155794
1282353160
9781282353169
9786612353161
6612353163