Oxford Handbook of Endangered Languages

ISBN-13: 9780190610029 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 976 str.

Lyle Campbell; Kenneth L. Rehg

Opis

The Oxford Handbook of Endangered Languages, in 39 chapters, is a comprehensive resource on endangered languages. It broadens understanding of language endangerment, language documentation, and language revitalization, and in doing so encourages further research and support for endangered languages.

Recenzje

The 39 chapters in The Oxford Handbook of Endangered Languages represent the breadth of the field and aim to outline current controversies and methodologies ... Case studies, drawn from around the world, are used to illustrate the ethical issues of inclusive work with language communities ... Recommended.

O autorze

Kenneth L. Rehg is an Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Hawai'i at Mânoa (retired) and an authority on the languages of Micronesia. He is the (co)author of three books and numerous papers on these languages and the founding editor of Language Documentation & Conservation. His interests include language documentation, lexicography, phonology, historical linguistics, and the application of linguistics to the formation of educational policies and practices in the developing nations of the Pacific. Lyle Campbell is Emeritus Professor of Linguistics at the University of Hawai'i at Mânoa. He has held joint appointments in Linguistics, Anthropology, Behavioral Research, Latin American Studies, and Spanish, and has been a Visiting Professor in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Finland, Germany, Mexico, New Zealand, and Spain. His interests include language documentation, historical linguistics, indigenous languages of the Americas, and typology.