{"product_id":"oxford-handbook-of-endangered-languages-9780190610029","title":"Oxford Handbook of Endangered Languages","description":"The endangered languages crisis is widely acknowledged among scholars who deal with languages and indigenous peoples as one of the most pressing problems facing humanity, posing moral, practical, and scientific issues of enormous proportions. Simply put, no area of the world is immune from\u003cbr\u003elanguage endangerment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Oxford Handbook of Endangered Languages\u003c\/em\u003e, in 39 chapters, provides a comprehensive overview of the efforts that are being undertaken to deal with this crisis. A comprehensive reference reflecting the breadth of the field, the \u003cem\u003eHandbook \u003c\/em\u003epresents in detail both the range of thinking about language\u003cbr\u003eendangerment and the variety of responses to it, and broadens understanding of language endangerment, language documentation, and language revitalization, encouraging further research. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eHandbook\u003c\/em\u003e is organized into five parts. Part 1, \u003cem\u003eEndangered Languages\u003c\/em\u003e, addresses the fundamental issues that are essential to understanding the nature of the endangered languages crisis. Part 2, \u003cem\u003eLanguage Documentation\u003c\/em\u003e, provides an overview of the issues and activities of concern to linguists and\u003cbr\u003eothers in their efforts to record and document endangered languages. Part 3, \u003cem\u003eLanguage Revitalization\u003c\/em\u003e, includes approaches, practices, and strategies for revitalizing endangered and sleeping (dormant) languages. Part 4, \u003cem\u003eEndangered Languages and Biocultural Diversity\u003c\/em\u003e, extends the discussion of\u003cbr\u003elanguage endangerment beyond its conventional boundaries to consider the interrelationship of language, culture, and environment, and the common forces that now threaten the sustainability of their diversity. Part 5, \u003cem\u003eLooking to the Future\u003c\/em\u003e, addresses a variety of topics that are certain to be of\u003cbr\u003econsequence in future efforts to document and revitalize endangered languages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kenneth L. Rehg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 976\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 2.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780190610029\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKenneth L. Rehg \u003c\/strong\u003eis 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 \u003cem\u003eLanguage\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eDocumentation \u0026amp; Conservation\u003c\/em\u003e. His\u003cbr\u003einterests 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLyle Campbell\u003c\/strong\u003e 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, \u003cbr\u003eNew Zealand, and Spain. His interests include language documentation, historical linguistics, indigenous languages of the Americas, and typology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40614684557427,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":313.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_2c38cbce-5331-4339-94e2-8bebeb86cc8c.jpg?v=1670077017","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/oxford-handbook-of-endangered-languages-9780190610029","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}