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A list of books (mostly non-fiction, but fiction is acceptable, too) which address the issue of language endangerment and revitalization.

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1		The Last Speakers: The Quest to Save the World's Most Endangered Languages by K. David Harrison 3.89 avg rating — 462 ratings score: 300, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2		Don't Sleep, There Are Snakes: Life and Language in the Amazonian Jungle by Daniel L. Everett 3.97 avg rating — 6,428 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3		The Translation of Dr Apelles: A Love Story by David Treuer (Goodreads Author) 3.66 avg rating — 402 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3		Poems from the Edge of Extinction: The Beautiful New Treasury of Poetry in Endangered Languages, in Association with the National Poetry Library by Chris McCabe (Editor) 4.45 avg rating — 150 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5		When Languages Die: The Extinction of the World's Languages and the Erosion of Human Knowledge by K. David Harrison 3.97 avg rating — 492 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6		Lessons from Documented Endangered Languages by K. David Harrison (Editor) 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7		Dying Words: Endangered Languages and What They Have to Tell Us by Nicholas D. Evans 3.90 avg rating — 157 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8		Vanishing Voices: The Extinction of the World's Languages by Daniel Nettle 3.96 avg rating — 244 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9		Undescribed and Endangered Languages: the Preservation of Linguistic Diversity by Amedeo De Dominicis (editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10		One Thousand Languages: Living, Endangered, and Lost by Peter K. Austin (Editor) 3.74 avg rating — 76 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11		Language and Linguistic Diversity in the US: An Introduction by Susan Tamasi 4.05 avg rating — 20 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12		Spoken Here: Travels Among Threatened Languages by Mark Abley (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 715 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13		Applied Linguists Needed: Cross-disciplinary Networking in Endangered Language Contexts by Lida Cope (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14		Light at the Edge of the World by Wade Davis 4.22 avg rating — 841 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15		The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World by Wade Davis 4.22 avg rating — 4,363 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

15 books · 7 voters · list created September 19th, 2015 by Ed (votes) .

Tags: endangered-languages, language-endangerment, language-revitalization, linguistic-diversity

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