Language in danger
著者
書誌事項
Language in danger
（Penguin books, . Linguistics）
Penguin Books, 2003, c2002
大学図書館所蔵 件 / 全11件
-
該当する所蔵館はありません
- すべての絞り込み条件を解除する
注記
Originally published: London : Allen Lane, 2002
Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-311) and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
Every two weeks a language dies. Of the estimated 5000 languages spoken worldwide, from Cherokee to Cornish, only half are likely to survive to the end of this century. What does this mean for the human race? Will we eventually become a one-language planet? And does it even matter? This study shows why language loss affects us all. It explores how languages become extinct: through political power, in the case of Latin engulfing the Ancient Mediterranean; through brute force, such as that used against the Native Americans and Australians; and through economics - as the phenomenal rise of English as the language of business and mass communications shows. Andrew Dalby also explains how this linguistic globalization means a loss not just of cultural identity and diversity, but also of the unique world-view and acquired local knowledge enshrined in the way we speak. The consequences, Dalby argues, will be devastating - not just for language, but for the future of humankind itself.
目次
- Language and our species
- language and change
- language and community
- language and nation
- how to become a global language
- when we lose a language
- the loss of diversity.
「Nielsen BookData」 より