1. Introduction 2. Discussion 3. Language Birth 4. Language Death 5. Language Planning 6. Language Revival 7. Language Invention. Bibliography. Useful Websites
Biography
Mari Jones, Ishtla Singh
'Informative and eminently readable, the book covers most of the ground one would expect in an introductory work, using a refreshing mix of well-known and less familiar examples. The book is neatly structured, its seven chapters following a logical sequence and guiding the reader almost seamlessly through the separate stages of a well-developed argument. While all the chapters are self-contained and the reader may 'dip in' at any point, this is one linguistics textbook which reads well from cover to cover.' – The Linguist List
'This book on a much-debated topic opens up a number of significant new perspectives ... an erudite and user-friendly volume which presents a wealth of new data. It is likely to be widely welcomed.' – MLR
'This book is a handy and useful reference to the processes of language change and the social, political, educational and economic change it invariably includes.' – BAAL News
