When Languages Die: The Extinction of the World's Languages and the Erosion of Human Knowledge (Oxford Studies in Sociolinguistics)
Investigates the worldwide decline of languages and the resulting erosion of cultural and environmental knowledge preserved in them.
About This Book
This book examines the rapid loss of the world's languages and the consequences for human knowledge.
It highlights how each language encodes unique information about the environment, culture, and cognition.
The work draws on field research to document endangered languages and the communities that speak them.
It discusses the broader implications of language loss for science, biodiversity, and cultural heritage.
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