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024	7		_a10.21832/9781853598104 _2doi
035			_a(DE-B1597)9781853598104
035			_a(DE-B1597)513510
035			_a(OCoLC)1083589841
040			_aDE-B1597 _beng _cDE-B1597 _erda
050	0	0	_aP40.45.A35 _bB38 2005
050		4	_aP40.45.A35 _bB38 2005
072		7	_aLAN009050 _2bisacsh
082	0	4	_a306.44/096 _222
084			_aonline - DeGruyter
100	1		_aBatibo, Herman M. _eautore
245	1	0	_aLanguage Decline and Death in Africa : _bCauses, Consequences and Challenges / _cHerman M. Batibo.
264		1	_aBristol ; _aBlue Ridge Summit : _bMultilingual Matters, _c[2005]
264		4	_c©2005
300			_a1 online resource (192 p.)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
347			_atext file _bPDF _2rda
490	0		_aMultilingual Matters
505	0	0	_tFrontmatter -- _tContents -- _tPreface -- _tMap 1. The Language Families of Africa -- _tMap 2. The Countries and Territories of Africa -- _tChapter 1: The Languages of Africa -- _tChapter 2: Patterns of Language Use in Africa -- _tChapter 3: African Languages as a Resource -- _tChapter 4: The Minority Languages of Africa -- _tChapter 5: The Endangered Languages of Africa -- _tChapter 6: Language Shift and Death in Africa -- _tChapter 7: Language Maintenance in Africa -- _tChapter 8: Language Empowerment Measures -- _tReferences -- _tAppendix 1: Nationally and Areally Dominant Languages of Africa, by Country -- _tAppendix 2: Highly Endangered and Extinct or Nearly Extinct Languages of Africa, by Country -- _tAppendix 3: Number of Dominant and Minority Languages of Africa, by Country -- _tIndex
506	0		_arestricted access _uhttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec _fonline access with authorization _2star
520			_aThe aim of this book is to inform both scholars and the public about the nature and extent of the problem of language decline and death in Africa.  It resourcefully traces the main causes and circumstances of language endangerment, the processes and extent of language shift and death, and the consequences of language loss to the continent’s rich linguistic and cultural heritage.  The book outlines some of the challenges that have emerged out of the situation.
538			_aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546			_aIn English.
588	0		_aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 01. Dez 2022)
650		0	_aLanguage attrition _zAfrica.
650		0	_aLanguage maintenance _zAfrica.
650		0	_aLanguage obsolescence _zAfrica.
650		0	_aSociolinguistics _zAfrica.
650		7	_aLANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics. _2bisacsh
850			_aIT-RoAPU
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.21832/9781853598104
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781853598104
856	4	2	_3Cover _uhttps://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781853598104/original
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