03715oam 22006614a 450 991045512390332120210915032701.01-4619-1374-81-58901-416-2(CKB)1000000000793191(EBL)547748(OCoLC)689995679(SSID)ssj0000284629(PQKBManifestationID)11226416(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000284629(PQKBWorkID)10281589(PQKB)11187566(MiAaPQ)EBC547748(OCoLC)471131020(MdBmJHUP)muse12068(Au-PeEL)EBL547748(CaPaEBR)ebr10285475(EXLCZ)99100000000079319120070510d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSustaining Linguistic DiversityEndangered and Minority Languages and Language Varieties /Kendall A. King ... [et al.], editorsWashington, D.C. :Georgetown University Press,2008.©2008.1 online resource (246 p.)Georgetown University round table on languages and linguisticsDescription based upon print version of record.1-58901-192-9 Includes bibliographical references.Linguistic diversity, sustainability, and the future of the past / Suzanne Romaine -- When is an "extinct language" not extinct? / Wesley Y. Leonard -- Evaluating endangerment / M. Paul Lewis -- Endangered language varieties / Gregory R. Guy and Ana M.S. Zilles -- The linguistic negotiation of complex racialized identities by Black Appalachian speakers / Christine Mallinson -- Working at "9 to 5" Gaelic / Emily McEwan-Fujita -- Voice and biliteracy in indigenous language revitalization / Nancy H. Hornberger -- Endangering language vitality through institutional development / Tadhg O'hfearnain -- Scandinavian minority language policies in transition / Leena Huss -- Language development in Eritrea / Paul D. Fallon -- Indigenous language policies in social practice / Teresa L. McCarty, Mary Eunice Romero-Little, and Ofelia Zepeda -- Heritage language education in the United States / Joy Kreeft Peyton ... [et al.] -- Language diversity and the public interest / Walt Wolfram.In the last three decades the field of endangered and minority languages has evolved rapidly, moving from the initial dire warnings of linguists to a swift increase in the number of organizations, funding programs, and community-based efforts dedicated to documentation, maintenance, and revitalization. Sustaining Linguistic Diversity brings together cutting-edge theoretical and empirical work from leading researchers and practitioners in the field. Together, these contributions provide a state-of-the-art overview of current work in defining, documenting, and developing the world's smaller langGeorgetown University Round Table on Languages & LinguisticsLanguage policyCongressesLanguage revivalCongressesLinguistic minoritiesCongressesLanguage attritionCongressesElectronic books. Language policyLanguage revivalLinguistic minoritiesLanguage attrition306.44King Kendall A.1969-478435Georgetown University Round Table On Languages and LinguisticsMdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910455123903321Sustaining linguistic diversity2167291UNINA