Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction 1
4. 1 Latin and How Languages Develop 11
5. 2 Khoisan – The Languages with Many Sounds 45
6. 3 Lost and Reclaimed 63
7. 4 Languages and Ecosystems: An Environmentalist Vocabulary 97
8. 5 Plains Sign Talk – The Sound of Silence 119
9. 6 Whistled Languages 139
10. 7 Rare Tongues in Europe: Sicilian, Corsican, Catalan, and Monégasque 163
11. 8 Language in Conflict 203
12. 9 Language Revival 223
13. 10 Dare to Speak Your Language: Guarani and Gaelic 239
14. Conclusion 265
15. Appendix 273
16. Select Bibliography 297
17. Acknowledgements 311
18. Notes 315
19. Index 329