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FRN-LNG 231: Themes in World Languages

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The Cambridge Handbook of Endangered Languages (eBook)

This eBook examines the reasons behind this dramatic loss of linguistic diversity, why it matters, and what can be done to document and support endangered languages.

International Encyclopedia of Linguistics

The 4-volume Encyclopedia encompasses the full range of topics in linguistics, including such areas as historical, comparative, formal, mathematical, functional, philosophical, and sociolinguistics.

The World Atlas of Language Structures

This eBook displays the structural properties of the world's languages and includes both world and regional maps. Each world map shows an average of 400 languages and is accompanied by a fully referenced description of the structural feature in question.

The Handbook of Language and Globalization

This eBook brings together important studies of language and discourse in the global era, consolidating a vibrant new field of sociolinguistic research.

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