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Language names and nonlinguists: A response to Haspelmath

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Abstract

Haspelmath (2017) proposes a set of principles governing language names. I discuss various issues with his proposals centering around the fact that Haspelmath does not give sufficient consideration for the need for linguists to consider the use of names by nonlinguists in choosing names.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)580-585
Number of pages6
JournalLanguage Documentation and Conservation
Volume13
StatePublished - 2019

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