The endangered languages crisis is widely acknowledged among
scholars who deal with languages and indigenous peoples as one of
the most pressing problems facing humanity, posing moral,
practical, and scientific issues of enormous proportions. Simply
put, no area of the world is immune from language endangerment. The
Oxford Handbook of Endangered Languages, in 39 chapters, provides a
comprehensive overview of the efforts that are being undertaken to
deal with this crisis. A comprehensive reference reflecting the
breadth of the field, the Handbook presents in detail both the
range of thinking about language endangerment and the variety of
responses to it, and broadens understanding of language
endangerment, language documentation, and language revitalization,
encouraging further research. The Handbook is organized into five
parts. Part 1, Endangered Languages, addresses the fundamental
issues that are essential to understanding the nature of the
endangered languages crisis. Part 2, Language Documentation,
provides an overview of the issues and activities of concern to
linguists and others in their efforts to record and document
endangered languages. Part 3, Language Revitalization, includes
approaches, practices, and strategies for revitalizing endangered
and sleeping ("dormant") languages. Part 4, Endangered Languages
and Biocultural Diversity, extends the discussion of language
endangerment beyond its conventional boundaries to consider the
interrelationship of language, culture, and environment, and the
common forces that now threaten the sustainability of their
diversity. Part 5, Looking to the Future, addresses a variety of
topics that are certain to be of consequence in future efforts to
document and revitalize endangered languages.
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