{"product_id":"dying-words-9780631233060","title":"Dying Words","description":"The next century will see more than half of the world's 6,000 languages become extinct, and most of these will disappear without being adequately recorded. Written by one of the leading figures in language documentation, this fascinating book explores what humanity stands to lose as a result. \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the unique philosophy, knowledge, and cultural assumptions of languages, and their impact on our collective intellectual heritage\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eQuestions why such linguistic diversity exists in the first place, and how can we can best respond to the challenge of recording and documenting these fragile oral traditions while they are still with us\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by one of the leading figures in language documentation, and draws on a wealth of vivid examples from his own field experience\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrings conceptual issues vividly to life by weaving in portraits of individual 'last speakers' and anecdotes about linguists and their discoveries\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nicholas Evans\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.60h x 6.70w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780631233060\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicholas Evans\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Linguistics at the Australian National University and a fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. He is on the editorial boards of the journals \u003ci\u003eLinguistic Typology\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAustralian Journal of Linguistics\u003c\/i\u003e, and on the Scientific Advisory Board of the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics in Nijmegen. He is the author of a number of books, including \u003ci\u003eBininj Gun-wok\u003c\/i\u003e (2 volumes, 2001), \u003ci\u003eArchaeology and Linguistics: Aboriginal Australia in Global Perspective\u003c\/i\u003e (co-edited with Patrick McConvell, 1998), and \u003ci\u003eA Grammar of Kayardild\u003c\/i\u003e (1992).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40080991584371,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":47.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_b7a90cf0-8dc7-4751-a933-056fd11c8672.jpg?v=1652278118","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/dying-words-9780631233060","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}