Sustaining Linguistic Diversity : Endangered and Minority Languages and Language Varieties / / Kendall A. King ... [et al.], editors
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| Titolo: |
Sustaining Linguistic Diversity : Endangered and Minority Languages and Language Varieties / / Kendall A. King ... [et al.], editors
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| Pubblicazione: | Washington, D.C. : , : Georgetown University Press, , 2008 |
| ©2008 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (246 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 306.44 |
| Soggetto topico: | Language policy |
| Language revival | |
| Linguistic minorities | |
| Language attrition | |
| Altri autori: |
KingKendall A. <1969->
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 lang |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Sustaining Linguistic Diversity |
| ISBN: | 1-4619-1374-8 |
| 1-58901-416-2 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910524665203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Georgetown University Round Table on Languages & Linguistics