Broschiertes Buch

Ethnographic Contributions to the Study of Endangered Languages

Beschreibung

The eleven case studies assembled here strive to fill a gap in the study of endangered languages by providing much-needed sociohistorical and ethnographic context and thus connecting specific language phenomena to larger national and international issues.

Autor

Tania Granadillo is a professor of anthropology at the University of Western Ontario. Her research focuses on the endangered languages of the Amazon. Heidi A. Orcutt-Gachiri is currently affiliated with the University of Arizona. Her research has focused on the effects of the discourses of education, nationalism, and development on language endangerment in Kenya.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Arizona Press
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Juni 2025
• Englisch
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9780816555598
• ISBN-10: 0816555591
• Artikelnr.: 74073261