Endangered Languages

by Evangelia Adamou

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,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262548704
• ISBN13: 9780262548700
• Release Date: August 2024
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.0" x 6.9"