Dying Words - Endangered Languages and What They Have to Tell Us Evans NicholasPaperback
Dying Words - Endangered Languages and What They Have to Tell Us Evans NicholasPaperback The next century will see more than half of the world's 6,000languages become extinct, and most of these will…
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Dying Words - Endangered Languages and What They Have to Tell Us Evans NicholasPaperback
The next century will see more than half of the world's 6,000languages become extinct, and most of these will disappear withoutbeing adequately recorded. Written by one of the leading figures inlanguage documentation, this fascinating book explores whathumanity stands to lose as a result.Explores the unique philosophy, knowledge, and culturalassumptions of languages, and their impact on our collectiveintellectual heritageQuestions why such linguistic diversity exists in the firstplace, and how can we can best respond to the challenge ofrecording and documenting these fragile oral traditions while theyare still with usWritten by one of the leading figures in languagedocumentation, and draws on a wealth of vivid examples from his ownfield experienceBrings conceptual issues vividly to life by weaving inportraits of individual 'last speakers' and
Weeds and What They Tell Us
Dying To Tell
What Images Really Tell Us
I Have to Tell You Something
I Have Something to Tell You
They Will Have to Die Now
I Have Tried To Tell The Truth
What Happened To Us?