{"product_id":"encyclopedia-of-the-worlds-endangered-christopher-moseley-9780415563314","title":"Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe concern for the fast-disappearing language stocks of the world has arisen particularly in the past decade, as a result of the impact of globalization. This book appears as an answer to a felt need: to catalogue and describe those languages, making up the vast majority of the world's six thousand or more distinct tongues, which are in danger of disappearing within the next few decades. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEndangerment is a complex issue, and the reasons why so many of the world's smaller, less empowered languages are not being passed on to future generations today are discussed in the book's introduction. The introduction is followed by regional sections, each authored by a notable specialist, combining to provide a comprehensive listing of every language which, by the criteria of endangerment set out in the introduction, is likely to disappear within the next few decades. These languages make up ninety per cent of the world's remaining language stocks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eEncyclopedia\u003c\/em\u003e therefore provides in a single resource: expert analysis of the current language policy situation in every multilingual country and on every continent, detailed descriptions of little-known languages from all over the world, and clear alphabetical entries, region by region, of all the world's languages currently thought to be in danger of extinction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eEncyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages\u003c\/em\u003e will be a necessary addition to all academic linguistics collections and will be a useful resource for a range of readers with an interest in development studies, cultural heritage and international affairs. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Moseley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415563313\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415563314\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/04\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 688\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.69w x 1.38d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2010 pg. 236","brand":"Christopher Moseley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48587622351103,"sku":"9780415563314","price":96.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/encyclopedia-of-the-worlds-endangered-christopher-moseley-9780415563314","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}