| ISBN |
0231129009 (cloth ; alk. paper)
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| ISBN13桁 |
9780231129008 (cloth ; alk. paper)
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| テキストの言語 |
英語
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| 分類：NDC10版 |
802
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| 個人著者標目 |
Dalby, Andrew,
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| 生没年等 |
1947-
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| 本タイトル |
Language in danger :
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| タイトル関連情報 |
the loss of linguistic diversity and the threat to our future /
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| 著者名 |
Andrew Dalby.
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| 出版地・頒布地 |
New York :
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| 出版者・頒布者名 |
Columbia University Press,
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| 出版年・頒布年 |
c2003.
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| 数量 |
xii, 328 pages :
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| 他の形態的事項 |
maps ;
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| 大きさ |
25 cm.
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| 書誌注記 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-311) and index.
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| 内容注記 |
1 Language and our species -- 2 Language and change -- 3 Language and community -- 4 Language and nation -- 5 How to become a global language -- 6 When we lose a language -- 7 The loss of diversity.
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| 要約、抄録、注釈等 |
"Of the approximately 5,000 languages spoken around the globe today, Andrew 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? Language in Danger is an historical investigation into the disappearance of languages and the consequences that future generations may face. Whether describing the effects of Latin's displacement of native languages in the aftermath of Rome's imperial expansion or the aggressive extermination of hundreds of indigenous North American languages through a brutal policy of forcing Native Americans to learn English, Dalby reveals that linguistic extinction has traditionally occurred as a result of economic inequality, political oppression, and even genocide. Bringing this historical perspective to bear on the uncertain fate of hundreds of pocket cultures - cultures whose languages are endangered by less obvious threats, such as multinational economic forces, immigration, nationalism, and global telecommunications - Language in Danger speaks out against the progressive silencing of our world's irreplaceable voices. More than an account of the decline of linguistic diversity, Language in Danger explains why humanity must protect its many unique tongues. Since all languages represent different ways of perceiving, mapping, and classifying the world, they act as repositories for cultural traditions and localized knowledge. The growing trend toward linguistic standardization - for example, politically designated national languages - threatens the existence of more marginalized cultures and ethnic customs, leaving only a few dominant tongues. The resulting languages become less flexible, nuanced, and inventive as they grow increasingly homogenized. Dalby argues that humanity needs linguistic variety not only to communicate, but to sustain and enhance our understanding of the world."--Jacket.
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| 一般件名 |
Language obsolescence.
Language spread. |
| 地名件名 |
Englisch.
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| 資料情報1 |
『Language in danger :
the loss of linguistic diversity and the threat to our future /』 Andrew Dalby. Columbia University Press, c2003.
（所蔵館：中央
請求記号：F/802.0/D13/L
資料コード：7113667758）
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| URL |
https://catalog.library.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/winj/opac/switch-detail.do?lang=ja&bibid=1352047604 |
