Author : Lebone S.
Publisher :
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 37,64 MB
Release : 2019-12-12
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780369600943
Did you ever want to teach your kids the basics of Sepedi ( Pedi ) ? Learning Sepedi ( Pedi ) can be fun with this picture book. In this book you will find the following features: Sepedi ( Pedi ) Alphabets. Sepedi ( Pedi ) Words. English Translations.
Author : Luana S.
Publisher :
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 14,30 MB
Release : 2019-11-13
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780369600127
Did you ever want to teach your kids the basics of Portuguese ? Learning Portuguese can be fun with this picture book. In this book you will find the following features: Portuguese Alphabets. Portuguese Words. English Translations.
Author : Avanthi S.
Publisher :
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 21,49 MB
Release : 2019-09-17
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780369600691
Did you ever want to teach your kids the basics of Sinhala ? Learning Sinhala can be fun with this picture book. In this book you will find the following features: Sinhala Alphabets. Sinhala Words. English Translations.
Author : Halla S.
Publisher :
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 36,80 MB
Release : 2019-12-11
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780369600462
Did you ever want to teach your kids the basics of Norwegian ? Learning Norwegian can be fun with this picture book. In this book you will find the following features: Norwegian Alphabets. Norwegian Words. English Translations.
Author : R. H. Gouws
Publisher : AFRICAN SUN MeDIA
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 16,81 MB
Release : 2010-10-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1919980903
Principles and Practice of South African Lexicography is directed at experts in the field of practical and theoretical lexicography in South Africa, applying the general theory of lexicography to the South African lexicographic environment. The authors of this book are leaders in the field of South African lexicography and active participants in the international lexicographic arena, publishing regularly in national and international journals and giving papers at international conferences and workshops.
Author : Lenore A. Grenoble
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 20,18 MB
Release : 2005-11-03
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781139445429
Language endangerment has been the focus of much attention and as a result, a wide range of people are working to revitalize and maintain local languages. This book serves as a general reference guide to language revitalization, written not only for linguists and anthropologists, but also 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 sets out the necessary background and highlights central issues such as literacy, policy decisions, and allocation of resources. Its primary goal is to provide the essential tools for a successful language revitalization program, such as setting and achieving realistic goals, and anticipating and resolving common obstacles. Clearly written and informative, Saving Languages will be an invaluable resource for all those interested in the fate of small language communities around the globe.
Author : Tore Janson
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 14,40 MB
Release : 2002-03-14
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0191622907
This book is a history of human speech from prehistory to the present. It charts the rise of some languages and the fall of others, explaining why some survive and others die. It shows how languages change their sounds and meanings, and how the history of languages is closely linked to the history of peoples. Writing in a lively, readable style, distinguished Swedish scholar Tore Janson makes no assumptions about previous knowledge. He takes the reader on a voyage of exploration through the changing patterns of the world's languages, from ancient China to ancient Egypt, imperial Rome to imperial Britain, Sappho's Lesbos to contemporary Africa. He discovers the links between the histories of societies and their languages; he shows how language evolved from primitive calls; he considers the question of whether one language can be more advanced than another. The author describes the history of writing and looks at the impact of changing technology. He ends by assessing the prospects for English world domination and predicting the languages of the distant future. Five historical maps illustrate this fascinating history of our defining characteristic and most valuable asset.
Author : William D. Davies
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 451 pages
File Size : 22,70 MB
Release : 2018-08-09
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1108655475
As the colonial hegemony of empire fades around the world, the role of language in ethnic conflict has become increasingly topical, as have issues concerning the right of speakers to choose and use their preferred language(s). Such rights are often asserted and defended in response to their being violated. The importance of understanding these events and issues, and their relationship to individual, ethnic, and national identity, is central to research and debate in a range of fields outside of, as well as within, linguistics. This book provides a clearly written introduction for linguists and non-specialists alike, presenting basic facts about the role of language in the formation of identity and the preservation of culture. It articulates and explores categories of conflict and language rights abuses through detailed presentation of illustrative case studies, and distills from these key cross-linguistic and cross-cultural generalizations.
Author : Tore Janson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 46,39 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0199604282
Does not discuss the Semitic languages.
Author : Timothy Reagan
Publisher : Springer
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 21,78 MB
Release : 2019-02-28
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 3030109674
This book examines the nature of human language and the ideology of linguistic legitimacy – the common set of beliefs about language differences that leads to the rejection of some language varieties and the valorization of others. It investigates a broad range of case studies of languages and dialects which have for various reasons been considered 'low-status' including: African American English, Spanglish, American Sign Language, Yiddish, Esperanto and other constructed languages, indigenous languages in post-colonial neo-European societies, and Afrikaans and related language issues in South Africa. Further, it discusses the implications of the ideology of linguistic legitimacy for the teaching and learning of foreign languages in the US. Written in a clear and accessible style, this book provides a readable and pedagogically useful tool to help readers comprehend the nature of human language, and the ways in which attitudes about human language can have either positive or negative consequences for communities and their languages. It will be of particular interest to language teachers and teacher educators, as well as students and scholars of applied linguistics, intercultural communication, minority languages and language extinction.
