Ethnographic Contributions to the Study of Endangered Languages

The eleven case studies assembled here strive to fill a gap in the study of endangered languages by providing much-needed sociohistorical and ethnographic context and thus connecting specific language phenomena to larger national and international issues.

About the author

Tania Granadillo is a professor of anthropology at the University of Western Ontario. Her research focuses on the endangered languages of the Amazon. Heidi A. Orcutt-Gachiri is currently affiliated with the University of Arizona. Her research has focused on the effects of the discourses of education, nationalism, and development on language endangerment in Kenya.

Product details

• Assisted by: Tania Granadillo (Editor), Heidi A Orcutt-Gachiri (Editor)
• Publisher: The University of Arizona Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.06.2025
• EAN: 9780816555598
• ISBN: 978-0-8165-5559-8
• No. of pages: 248
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology