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Revitalising Indigenous Languages: How to Recreate a Lost Generation

Revitalising Indigenous Languages: How to Recreate a Lost Generation

Hardcover

Series: Linguistic Diversity and Language Rights, Book 10

LinguisticsGeneral EducationGeneral Racism & Ethnic Studies

ISBN10: 1847698883
ISBN13: 9781847698889
Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
Published: Jan 23 2013
Pages: 251
Weight: 1.20
Height: 0.90 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.30
Language: English

The book tells the story of the Indigenous Aanaar Saami language (around 350 speakers) and cultural revitalisation in Finland. It offers a new language revitalisation method that can be used with Indigenous and minority languages, especially in cases where the native language has been lost among people of a working age. The book gives practical examples as well as a theoretical frame of reference for how to plan, organise and implement an intensive language programme for adults who already have professional training. It is the first time that a process of revitalisation of a very small language has been systematically described from the beginning; it is a small-scale success story. The book finishes with self-reflection and cautious recommendations for Indigenous peoples and minorities who want to revive or revitalise their languages.

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