| Why Language Documentation Matters 2021 Edition Contributor(s): Chelliah, Shobhana L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 303066189X ISBN-13: 9783030661892 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $66.49 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Sociolinguistics - Social Science | Anthropology - General |
| Physical Information: 0.22" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.35 lbs) 94 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book offers the latest insights on language documentation, a reborn, refashioned, and reenergized subfield of linguistics motivated by the urgent task of creating a record of the world's fast disappearing languages. Language documentation provides data to challenge and improve existing linguistic theory. In addition, because it requires input from various fields to be comprehensive, language documentation serves to build bridges between linguistics and other disciplines. Language documentation also provides resources for communities interested in language and culture preservation, language maintenance, and language revitalization. This book informs, evokes interest, and encourages involvement at all levels. |