| dc.contributor.author | Ma, Wei | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-10-08T19:16:38Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-10-08T19:16:38Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2007-05-31 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1808/32055 | |
| dc.description | Thesis (M.A.)--University of Kansas, Anthropology, 2007. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Language endangerment is acute in the world. In China Salar (ISO 639-3: SLR) is one of those language that is endangered. There are several different hypotheses for the causes of language endangerment; to better understand why so many languages are declining, I analyze the Salar case in this study. Based on a literature review and fieldwork in 1999-2005 and the summer of 2006, I conclude that the endangerment of Salar language appears to be caused less by prestige and literacy factors, and more by socioeconomic factors. Finally, I give recommendations for Salar revitalization. | en_US |
| dc.publisher | University of Kansas | en_US |
| dc.rights | This item is protected by copyright and unless otherwise specified the copyright of this thesis/dissertation is held by the author. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Social sciences | en_US |
| dc.subject | Language, literature and linguistics | en_US |
| dc.title | Socioeconomic change and language endangerment | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.thesis.degreeDiscipline | Anthropology | |
| dc.thesis.degreeLevel | M.A. | |
| dc.rights.accessrights | openAccess | en_US |
