Language in Danger: The Loss of Linguistic Diversity and the Threat to Our Future

Language in Danger

The Loss of Linguistic Diversity and the Threat to Our Future
 
Publisher: Columbia University Press
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ISBN13:9780231129008
ISBN10:0231129009
Binding:Hardback
No. of pages:352 pages
Language:English
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Short description:

Every two weeks the world loses another indigenous language. Of the approximately 5,000 languages spoken around the globe today, Dalby predicts that half will be lost during this century. How will this linguistic extinction affect our lives? Is there a possibility that humanity will become a monolingual species? Should we care?

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Every two weeks the world loses another indigenous language. Of the approximately 5,000 languages spoken around the globe today, Dalby predicts that half will be lost during this century. How will this linguistic extinction affect our lives? Is there a possibility that humanity will become a monolingual species? Should we care?