It is generally agreed that about 7,000 languages are spoken across the world today and at least half may no longer be spoken by the end of this century. This s

This revised second edition is a comprehensive overview of why we speak the languages that we do. It covers language learning imposed by political and economic

An in-depth study of endangered language revitalisation, which assesses the implications of changing language attitudes for language campaigners and policy-make

Of the approximately 7,000 languages in the world, at least half may no longer be spoken by the end of the twenty-first century. Languages are endangered by a n

This book explores the role of language academies in preserving and revitalizing minority or endangered languages. This book would appeal to anyone studying the