On the Death and Life of Language
"Do people know that on average around 25 languages die every year? In one hundred years, if nothing has changed, half of all languages will be dead. At the end of the Twenty-first Century, there should therefore remain around 2,500, and probably many fewer if we take into account a very possib...
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| Main Authors: | , |
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| Format: | Livre numérique |
| Language: | Français |
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Paris (15 rue Soufflot 75005) :
Odile Jacob
2022.
Paris : Cairn |
| Series: | Hors collection
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| Online Access: | Accès Université Orléans et IFPM |
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CAIRN (ebooks) |
| Autres localisations: | Voir dans le Sudoc |
| Edition sous un autre format: | • On the Death and Life of Language, Paris, Odile Jacob, 9782738147554 |
| Summary: | "Do people know that on average around 25 languages die every year? In one hundred years, if nothing has changed, half of all languages will be dead. At the end of the Twenty-first Century, there should therefore remain around 2,500, and probably many fewer if we take into account a very possible acceleration of the rate of disappearance. Granted, like civilizations, languages are mortal, and the chasm of history is big enough for them all. However, there is something completely unique, and exalting, about the death of languages, when we become aware of it: languages can be resurrected! But this requires vigilance, without which all are threatened, including French." C. H |
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| Item Description: | CAIRN (ebooks) |
| ISBN: | 9782738147554 |
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