Dying Words (Record no. 70783)
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| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20260917141912.0 |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780631233060 |
| 028 ## - DISTRIBUTOR NAME | |
| Distributor Name | : Technical Bureau India Pvt. Ltd. |
| Distributor address | : 4794/23, Ansari Road, Daryaganj, New Delhi |
| Bill Number | : TB1911 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 408.9 EVA |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Evans, Nicholas. |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Dying Words |
| Remainder of title | : Endangered Languages and what they have to tell Us. |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | / Nicholas Evans. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | , Singapore |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | : Wiley Blackwell |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | , 2010. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xxii, 287p. |
| Dimensions | : 24cm. |
| 365 ## - TRADE PRICE | |
| Price amount | 2668 |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | The next century will see more than half of the world’s 6,000 languages become extinct, and most of these will disappear without being adequately recorded. Written by one of the leading figures in language documentation, this fascinating book explores what humanity stands to lose as a result.<br/>Explores the unique philosophy, knowledge, and cultural assumptions of languages, and their impact on our collective intellectual heritage<br/>Questions why such linguistic diversity exists in the first place, and how can we can best respond to the challenge of recording and documenting these fragile oral traditions while they are still with us<br/>Written by one of the leading figures in language documentation, and draws on a wealth of vivid examples from his own field experience<br/>Brings conceptual issues vividly to life by weaving in portraits of individual ‘last speakers’ and anecdotes about linguists and their discoveries |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Language |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Endangered Languages |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Linguistic |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Nicholas Evans. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | SNU LIBRARY | SNU LIBRARY | 17/09/2026 | Technical Bureau India Pvt. Ltd. | 2668.00 | 408.9 EVA | 31749 | 17/09/2026 | 17/09/2026 | Books |
