Endangered Languages, Knowledge Systems and Belief Systems (163) (Linguistic Insights: Studies in Language and Communication) - Softcover

Hirsh, David

 
9783034312325: Endangered Languages, Knowledge Systems and Belief Systems (163) (Linguistic Insights: Studies in Language and Communication)

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Many of the world's 7000 language groups are endangered due to falling rates of language and culture transmission from one generation to the next. This book presents case studies of endangered language groups, and of their associated knowledge and belief systems, to highlight the importance of preserving linguistic and cultural diversity.

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David Hirsh is senior lecturer in TESOL (Teaching English to speakers of other languages) at the University of Sydney. His research focuses on second language development and indigenous language revitalization. He has published in Reading in a Foreign Language and Revue Française de Linguistique Appliquée, and in the volumes Teaching Academic Writing: An introduction for teachers of second language writers (2009) and Continuum Companion to Research Methods in Applied Linguistics (2010). He is co-editor of University of Sydney Papers in TESOL.

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