How to kill a language : power, resistance, and the race to save our words / Sophia Smith Galer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith Galer, Sophia, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language obsolescence.

Endangered languages.

Genre:

Informational works.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 274 pages ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Crown, [2026]

Summary:

"A globe-spanning exploration of languages at risk, from Kichwa to Ukrainian, that asks: What do we lose-culturally, politically, and personally-when a language is silenced?"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Emigrate : the story of Italian

Build : the story of Śḥehrɛ̄t

Occupy : the story of Ukrainian

Expel : the story of Ladino

Exploit : the story of Karuk

Criminalize : the story of Kurdish

Shame : the story of Kichwa

Sanctify : the story of Hebrew

Ignore : the story of Dagbani

Remember : the story of dialët.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Garrison fund bookplate.

Other Format:

Online version Smith Galer, Sophia How to kill a language

ISBN:

9798217086979

8217086971

9788217086970

8217086974

OCLC:

1545070182