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Saving Languages: An Introduction to Language Revitalization
Lenore A. Grenoble, Lindsay J. Whaley

Cambridge University Press, 2005

Written not only for linguists and anthropologists, this book serves as a general reference guide to language revitalization for language activists and community members who believe they should ensure the future use of their languages, despite their predicted loss. Drawing extensively on case studies, it highlights the necessary background and central issues such as literacy, policy decisions, and allocation of resources. The volume's primary ...

Endangered Languages: Language Loss and Community Response

Cambridge University Press, 1998

The issue of language loss is currently the focus of much linguistic research. This edited volume brings together work by theoretical linguists, field linguists and nonlinguist members of minority communities to provide an integrated view of how language is lost, from sociological and economic as well as from linguistic perspectives. It maps out some of the strategies applied by native communities and professional linguists in the face of ...

Introduction to Typology: The Unity and Diversity of Language

1 review
Lindsay J. Whaley

Sage Publications, Inc, 1996

Excellent textbook!
This is indeed a great book, especially for those without a strong background in the field, yet it is not boring at all for the initiated. Very up to date, theoretically sound and pedagogically effective, I recommend it strongly for those interested in linguistic typology.