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Record Nr.

UNINA9910484104303321

Autore

Chelliah Shobhana L.

Titolo

Why language documentation matters / / by Shobhana L. Chelliah

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer, , 2021

ISBN

9783030661908

3030661903

9783030661892

303066189X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ix, 94 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in linguistics, , 2197-0017

Disciplina

305.7

Soggetti

Linguistic minorities

Language policy

Anthropological linguistics

Comparative linguistics

Language Policy and Planning

Linguistic Anthropology

Comparative Linguistics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Languages Heal -- Chapter 3. Languages Inform -- Chapter 4. Reasons for Endangerment -- Chapter 5. Supporting Linguistic Vitality -- Chapter 6. Methods in Language Documentation and Description -- Chapter 7. Linguistic Fieldwork Contributing to Documentation -- Chapter 8. Impact of Language Documentation.

Sommario/riassunto

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. .