Can Threatened Languages be Saved?

Can Threatened Languages be Saved?
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Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Total Pages : 524
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ISBN-10 : 185359492X
ISBN-13 : 9781853594922
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Book Synopsis Can Threatened Languages be Saved? by : Joshua A. Fishman

Download or read book Can Threatened Languages be Saved? written by Joshua A. Fishman and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Defenders of threatened languages all over the world, from advocates of biodiversity to dedicated defenders of their own cultural authenticity, are often humbled by the dimensity of the task that they are faced with when the weak and the few seek to find a safe-harbour against the ravages of the strong and the many. This book provides both practical case studies and theoretical directions from all five continents and advances thereby the collective pursuit of "reversing language shift" for the greater benefit of cultural democracy everywhere.


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