TY  - GEN
T1  - On the death and life of languages
T2  - An Editions Odile Jacob Book
A1  - Hagège, Claude, 1936-
A2  - Gladding, Jody, 1955-
LA  - English
LA  - French
PP  - New Haven ; London
PB  - Yale University Press
YR  - 2009
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_ocn586149468
AB  - Twenty-five languages die each year; at this pace, half the world's five thousand languages will disappear within the next century. In this book, the author seeks to make clear the magnitude of the cultural loss represented by the crisis of language death. By focusing on the relationship of language to culture and the world of ideas, the author shows how languages are themselves crucial repositories of culture; the traditions, proverbs, and knowledge of our ancestors reside in the language we use. His examination covers all continents and language families to uncover not only how languages die, but also how they can be revitalized--for example in the remarkable case of Hebrew.
OP  - 364
CN  - P40.5.L33 H3413 2009eb
SN  - 9780300155792
SN  - 0300155794
SN  - 1282353160
SN  - 9781282353169
SN  - 9786612353161
SN  - 6612353163
SN  - 9780300137330
SN  - 0300137338
SN  - 9780300167870
SN  - 0300167873
KW  - Language obsolescence.
KW  - Language revival.
KW  - Langage et langues : Disparition.
KW  - Langage et langues : Renouveau.
KW  - FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY : Ancient Languages.
KW  - LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES : Linguistics : Historical & Comparative.
KW  - SCIENCE : General.
KW  - Language obsolescence
KW  - Language revival
KW  - Gegenmaßnahme
KW  - Sprachtod
ER  -