Publications

Publication details [#18832]

Dixon, R.M.W. 1997. The Rise and Fall of Languages. Cambridge University Press. vi + 169 pp.

Publication type

Book – monograph

Publication language

English

Annotation

This book advocates the punctuated equilibrium model as a new perspective on language change, and considers the imminent extinction of many languages as a result of European colonization and communication globalization.

Reviewed by

Crowley, Terry. 1999. Review of $The Rise and Fall of Languages.

Miller, Robert L. 1999. Review of $The Rise and Fall of Languages.