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Language death

The endangerment and death of minority languages across the world is a matter of widespread concern. A leading commentator on language issues, David Crystal asks the question, 'Why is language death so important?', reviews the reasons for the current crisis, and investigates what is being done to reduce its impact
eBook, English, 2000
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 2000
1 online resource (x, 198 p.)
9780511008597, 9781139106856, 9780511067372, 9780521012713, 9780511048388, 9781139871549, 0511008597, 1139106856, 0511067372, 0521012716, 0511048386, 1139871544
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What is language death?
Why should we care?
Why do languages die?
Where do we begin?
What can be done?