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Endangered Languages - (MIT Press Essential Knowledge) by Evangelia Adamou (Paperback)

Name: Endangered Languages - (MIT Press Essential Knowledge) by Evangelia Adamou (Paperback)
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A concise, accessible introduction to language endangerment and why it is one of the most urgent challenges of our times.
About the Author: Evangelia Adamou is Senior Researcher at the CNRS (French National Center for Scientific Research) and a member of the Academy of Europe.
264 Pages
Language + Art + Disciplines,
Series Name: MIT Press Essential Knowledge

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About the Book

"A short, accessible guide to the linguistic (but also moral, political, and economic) issue of endangered languages"--

Book Synopsis

A concise, accessible introduction to language endangerment and why it is one of the most urgent challenges of our times.

58% of the world's languages--or, approximately 4,000 languages--are endangered. When we break this figure down, we realize that roughly ten percent of languages have fewer than ten language keepers. And, if one language stops being used every three months, this means that in the next 100 years, if we do nothing, 400 more languages will become dormant. In Endangered Languages, Evangelia Adamou, a specialist of endangered languages and a learner of her own community language, Nashta, offers a sobering look at language endangerment and what is truly lost when a language disappears from usage.

Combining recent advances from the Western scientific tradition--from the fields of linguistics, psycholinguistics, neurolinguistics, language attrition, population genetics, and natural language processing--and insights from Indigenous epistemology, theory, and ethics, Adamou examines a wealth of issues surrounding endangered languages. She discusses where endangered languages are found, including how they are faring in a digital world, why these languages are no longer used, and how communities can reclaim languages and keep them strong. Adamou also explains the impact of language continuity on community and individual health and well-being, the importance of language transmission in cultural transmission, and why language rights are essentially human rights.

Drawing on varied examples from the Wampanoag Nation to Wales, Endangered Languages offers a powerful reminder of the crucial role every language has in the vitality and well-being of individuals, communities, and our world.

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"A model introduction [that] makes its case with engaging personal passion."
--The Telegraph

About the Author

Evangelia Adamou is Senior Researcher at the CNRS (French National Center for Scientific Research) and a member of the Academy of Europe. She is the author of The Adaptive Bilingual Mind, A Corpus-Driven Approach to Language Contact, and other books.

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Dimensions (Overall): 6.9 Inches (H) x 5.0 Inches (W) x .8 Inches (D)

Weight: .44 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 264

Genre: Language + Art + Disciplines

Series Title: MIT Press Essential Knowledge

Publisher: MIT Press

Theme: General

Format: Paperback

Author: Evangelia Adamou

Language: English

Street Date: August 6, 2024

TCIN: 90486744

UPC: 9780262548700

Item Number (DPCI): 247-01-6586

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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