When Languages Die: The Extinction of the World's Languages and the Erosion of Human Knowledge

by K. David Harrison

Book Overview

It is commonly agreed by linguists and anthropologists that the majority of languages spoken now around the globe will likely disappear within our lifetime. The phenomenon known as language death has started to accelerate as the world has grown smaller.

This extinction of languages, and the knowledge therein, has no parallel in human history. K. David Harrison's book is the first to focus on the essential question, what is lost when a language...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195372069
• ISBN13: 9780195372069
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: OUP Us
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.6" x 9.2"