The concern for the fast-disappearing language stocks of the
world has arisen particularly in the past decade, as a result of
the impact of globalization. This book appears as an answer to a
felt need: to catalogue and describe those languages, making up the
vast majority of the world's six thousand or more distinct tongues,
which are in danger of disappearing within the next few
decades.
Endangerment is a complex issue, and the reasons why so many of
the world's smaller, less empowered languages are not being passed
on to future generations today are discussed in the book's
introduction. The introduction is followed by regional sections,
each authored by a notable specialist, combining to provide a
comprehensive listing of every language which, by the criteria of
endangerment set out in the introduction, is likely to disappear
within the next few decades. These languages make up ninety per
cent of the world's remaining language stocks.
The Encyclopedia therefore provides in a single resource: expert
analysis of the current language policy situation in every
multilingual country and on every continent, detailed descriptions
of little-known languages from all over the world, and clear
alphabetical entries, region by region, of all the world's
languages currently thought to be in danger of extinction.
The Encyclopedia of the World s Endangered Languages will be a
necessary addition to all academic linguistics collections and will
be a useful resource for a range of readers with an interest in
development studies, cultural heritage and international
affairs.
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