{"product_id":"dying-words-paperback","title":"Dying Words - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNicholas Evans\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe next century will see more than half of the world's 6,000 languages become extinct, and most of these will disappear without being adequately recorded. Written by one of the leading figures in language documentation, this fascinating book explores what humanity stands to lose as a result. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the unique philosophy, knowledge, and cultural assumptions of languages, and their impact on our collective intellectual heritage\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eQuestions why such linguistic diversity exists in the first place, and how can we can best respond to the challenge of recording and documenting these fragile oral traditions while they are still with us\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by one of the leading figures in language documentation, and draws on a wealth of vivid examples from his own field experience\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrings conceptual issues vividly to life by weaving in portraits of individual 'last speakers' and anecdotes about linguists and their discoveries\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe next century will see more than half of the world's 6,000 languages go extinct, and most of these will disappear without being adequately recorded. Yet each language contains its own philosophy, knowledge, and cultural assumptions. This compelling book asks what the cost is to our collective intellectual heritage with the death of these languages. It brings conceptual issues vividly to life by weaving in portraits of individual 'last speakers' and anecdotes about linguists and their discoveries. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn exploring what humanity stands to lose with the onset of massive language extinction, \u003ci\u003eDying Words\u003c\/i\u003e considers a variety of connected issues: how can we can best respond to the challenge of recording and documenting these fragile oral traditions while they are still with us? Why does such linguistic diversity exist in the first place, and what can it tell us about the potential variation of languages? And what insights can these languages give us into history? Written by one of the leading figures in language documentation, \u003ci\u003eDying Words\u003c\/i\u003e draws on a wealth of examples from Evans' own field experience to give us a fascinating insight into the field of endangered languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicholas Evans\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Linguistics at the Australian National University and a fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. He is on the editorial boards of the journals \u003ci\u003eLinguistic Typology\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAustralian Journal of Linguistics\u003c\/i\u003e, and on the Scientific Advisory Board of the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics in Nijmegen. He is the author of a number of books, including \u003ci\u003eBininj Gun-wok\u003c\/i\u003e (2 volumes, 2001), \u003ci\u003eArchaeology and Linguistics: Aboriginal Australia in Global Perspective\u003c\/i\u003e (co-edited with Patrick McConvell, 1998), and \u003ci\u003eA Grammar of Kayardild\u003c\/i\u003e (1992).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9.6 x 6.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45396948222054,"sku":"9780631233060","price":104.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/VmM0Y2pNYUFHWGZRNUZFRk5EVjdyQT09.webp?v=1775382621","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/dying-words-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}