Preface = ⅶ
1. What is language death? = 1
2. Why should we care? = 27
3. Why do language die? = 68
4. Where do we begin? = 91
5. What can be done? = 127
Appendix: some useful organizations = 167
References = 170
index of dialects, languages, language families, and ethnic groups = 182
Index of authors and speakers = 185
Subject index = 188
1. What is language death? = 1
2. Why should we care? = 27
3. Why do language die? = 68
4. Where do we begin? = 91
5. What can be done? = 127
Appendix: some useful organizations = 167
References = 170
index of dialects, languages, language families, and ethnic groups = 182
Index of authors and speakers = 185
Subject index = 188