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A language will become extinct every two weeks of this century; and with every extinction the prospect of a few 'national' languages dominating the world's vocal and written exchanges becomes closer. Some have argued that this simply does not matter: but in this cogent, passionate and powerfully argued book, Andrew Dalby shows us why this is wrong - not just for humankind but for the future of language itself.
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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 "
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 "
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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 "
Every two weeks a language dies. Of the estimated 5000 languages spoken worldwide, from Cherokee to Cornish, only half are likely to survive to the end of this century. What does this mean for the human race? Will we eventually become a one-language planet? And does it even matter? This study shows why language loss affects us all. It explores how languages become extinct: through political power, in the case of Latin engulfing the Ancient Mediterranean; through brute force, such as that used against the Native Americans and Australians; and through economics - as the phenomenal rise of English as the language of business and mass communications shows. Andrew Dalby also explains how this linguistic globalization means a loss not just of cultural identity and diversity, but also of the unique world-view and acquired local knowledge enshrined in the way we speak. The consequences, Dalby argues, will be devastating - not just for language, but for the future of humankind itself.
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- PublisherPenguin
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 0140290648
- ISBN 13 9780140290646
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages352
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