02202cam a2200397 a 4500 112191 20230410124154.0 100412s2010 dcuabf b 001 0 eng 16183226 Acquire 2 shelf copies policy default lcc bk 2010014720 GBB081519 bnb 015595162 Uk 9781426204616 (OCoLC)ocn251204945 DLC DLC YDX BTCTA YDXCP UKM GSN VP@ ABG SGB DLC P 40.5 H319l 2010 408.9 Harrison, K. David. The last speakers : the quest to save the world's most endangered languages / K. David Harrison. Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2010. 302 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-293) and index. Becoming a linguist -- Siberia calling -- The power of words -- Where the hotspots are -- Finding hidden languages -- Six degrees of language -- How do stories survive? -- Breaking out in song -- When a world is running down -- Saving languages. Part travelogue and part scientist's notebook, The Last Speakers is the poignant chronicle of author K. David Harrison's expeditions around the world to meet with last speakers of vanishing languages. The speakers' eloquent reflections and candid photographs reveal little-known lifeways as well as revitalization efforts to teach disappearing languages to younger generations. Thought-provoking and engaging, this unique book illuminates the global language-extinction crisis through photos, graphics, interviews, traditional wisdom never before translated into English, and first-person essays that thrillingly convey the adventure of science and exploration. - Publisher. Endangered languages. Language attrition. Language maintenance. Linguistic change. Linguistic minorities. Sociolinguistics. Lenguas en peligro. Cambio linguístico. Sociolinguística. 72460 72460 0 0 lcc 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2023-04-10 1 0 P 40.5 H319l 2010 00000105875 2018-10-25 00:00:00 1 2018-10-25 bk