Cataloguing the World's Endangered Languages [Paperback]

Why catalogue endangered languages? Lyle Campbell and Anna Belew  Naming conventions and challenges Yen-ling Chen and Lyle Campbell  Language classifications and cataloguing endangered languages Russell Barlow and Lyle Campbell  Language extinction then and now Anna Belew and Sean Simpson  The Language Endangerment Index Nala H. Lee and John R. Van Way  New knowledge produced by the Catalogue of Endangered Languages Lyle Campbell and Eve Okura  The worlds endangered languages and their status Anna Belew, Yen-ling Chen, Lyle Campbell, Russell Barlow, Bryn Hauk, Raina Heaton, and Stephanie Walla  How the Catalogue of Endangered Languages serves communities whose languages are at risk Raina Heaton and Sean Simpson  Triage: Setting priorities for endangered language research Bryn Hauk and Raina Heaton

Cataloguing the Worlds Endangered Languages brings together the results of the extensive and influential Catalogue of Endangered Languages (ELCat) project.

Based on the findings from the most extensive endangered languages research project, this is the most comprehensive source of accurate information on endangered languages. The book presents the academic and scientific findings that underpin the online Catalogue, located at www.endangeredlanguagesl!