Cultural Ecologies of Endangered Languages: The Cases of Wawa and Kwanja
Griffiths S, Robson L (2010)
Anthropological Linguistics 52(2): 217-238.
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Griffiths, SaschaUniBi 
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Robson, Laura
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Robson, LauraEinrichtung
Abstract / Bemerkung
The study of endangered languages can reveal interesting informa- tion about how languages adapt to changes in the environment of their speakers and particularly to changes in their culture. This article introduces two under- studied Cameroonian languages at different stages of endangerment: Wawa (endangered) and Njanga (moribund). Njanga has been replaced by a related dialect (Sundani) and Wawa is threatened by the dominant Fulfulde language and is undergoing gradual and unexpected changes in reaction to the threat. A language ecology perspective is employed to examine data on numerals, color terms, and days of the week.
Stichworte
language endangerment;
language ecology;
language change;
cultural ecology;
colour terms;
Wawa;
numerals;
Njanga;
lexis
Erscheinungsjahr
2010
Zeitschriftentitel
Anthropological Linguistics
Band
52
Ausgabe
2
Seite(n)
217-238
ISSN
1944-6527
eISSN
1944-6527
Page URI
https://pub.uni-bielefeld.de/record/2298703
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Griffiths S, Robson L. Cultural Ecologies of Endangered Languages: The Cases of Wawa and Kwanja. Anthropological Linguistics. 2010;52(2):217-238.
Griffiths, S., & Robson, L. (2010). Cultural Ecologies of Endangered Languages: The Cases of Wawa and Kwanja. Anthropological Linguistics, 52(2), 217-238. https://doi.org/10.1353/anl.2010.0013
Griffiths, Sascha, and Robson, Laura. 2010. “Cultural Ecologies of Endangered Languages: The Cases of Wawa and Kwanja”. Anthropological Linguistics 52 (2): 217-238.
Griffiths, S., and Robson, L. (2010). Cultural Ecologies of Endangered Languages: The Cases of Wawa and Kwanja. Anthropological Linguistics 52, 217-238.
Griffiths, S., & Robson, L., 2010. Cultural Ecologies of Endangered Languages: The Cases of Wawa and Kwanja. Anthropological Linguistics, 52(2), p 217-238.
S. Griffiths and L. Robson, “Cultural Ecologies of Endangered Languages: The Cases of Wawa and Kwanja”, Anthropological Linguistics, vol. 52, 2010, pp. 217-238.
Griffiths, S., Robson, L.: Cultural Ecologies of Endangered Languages: The Cases of Wawa and Kwanja. Anthropological Linguistics. 52, 217-238 (2010).
Griffiths, Sascha, and Robson, Laura. “Cultural Ecologies of Endangered Languages: The Cases of Wawa and Kwanja”. Anthropological Linguistics 52.2 (2010): 217-238.
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