Language in Danger by Andrew Dalby
Dalby projects that 2,500 languages will be lost over the course of this century, and makes the case for the vital importance of linguistic diversity. He presents a far-ranging history of how languages have ceased to exist, and what can be done to combat the loss of a variety of distinctive voices.
Provides an engrossing account of both how languages evolve and interact with one another, and of how much is lost when the last speaker of [a language] dies-- Michael Dirda * Washington Post *
Warning of the loss of linguistic diversity as speakers are assimilated to global languages, Dalby argues that language loss entails an irreplaceable loss of local cultural knowledge... [T]his is a successful presentation of a key argument for preserving linguistic diversity. * Choice *
Passionate and lucid... the whole book works up to a magnificent final chapter... ardent, dignified, and convincing. * The Spectator *
A wide-ranging and lucid study of how languages die. * Sunday Telegraph *
This argument about why we should care about the present-day loss of languages is convincing. * Publishers Weekly *
Andrew Dalby (2003), as author of Language in Danger provides an interesting account of how languages evolve and interact with one another... The aim to promote awareness for cultural linguistic diversity, regardless of globalisation, can be heard loud and clear. -- Nicholas Alexis Zoffel * Language and Intercultural Communication *
Warning of the loss of linguistic diversity as speakers are assimilated to global languages, Dalby argues that language loss entails an irreplaceable loss of local cultural knowledge... [T]his is a successful presentation of a key argument for preserving linguistic diversity. * Choice *
Passionate and lucid... the whole book works up to a magnificent final chapter... ardent, dignified, and convincing. * The Spectator *
A wide-ranging and lucid study of how languages die. * Sunday Telegraph *
This argument about why we should care about the present-day loss of languages is convincing. * Publishers Weekly *
Andrew Dalby (2003), as author of Language in Danger provides an interesting account of how languages evolve and interact with one another... The aim to promote awareness for cultural linguistic diversity, regardless of globalisation, can be heard loud and clear. -- Nicholas Alexis Zoffel * Language and Intercultural Communication *
Andrew Dalby is a linguist and historian living in France. He is an honorary fellow of the Institute of Linguists and the author of Dictionary of Languages (Columbia, 1998) and the Guide to World Language Dictionaries. He is also the author of several award-winning books on the history of food and wine, including Siren Feasts: A History of Food and Gastronomy in Greece, Empire of Pleasures: Luxury and Indulgence in the Roman Empire, and Dangerous Tastes: Spices in World History.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780231129008 |
| ISBN 10 | 0231129009 |
| Title | Language in Danger |
| Author | Andrew Dalby |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Columbia University Press |
| Year published | 2003-04-30 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
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