Saving Languages
Subtitle: An Introduction to Language Revitalization
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: December 19, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9780521816212
Subjects: Sociolinguistics; Linguistics; Language Arts & Disciplines; Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy; Language; Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics; Case studies; Language revival
First sentence: Over the past fifty years and with increasing frequency, innovative programs have appeared around the world with the aim of revitalizing languages that are at risk of disappearing due to declining numbers of native speakers.