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1 online resource (viii, 238 pages) : illustrations |
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Georgetown University round table on languages and linguistics |
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Georgetown University Round Table on Languages and Linguistics.
Georgetown University Round Table on Languages and Linguistics.
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| Contents |
Linguistic diversity, sustainability, and the future of the past / Suzanne Romaine -- When is an "extinct language" not extinct? : Miami, a formerly sleeping language / Wesley Y. Leonard -- Evaluating endangerment : proposed metadata and implementation / M. Paul Lewis -- Endangered language varieties : vernacular speech and linguistic standardization in Brazilian Portuguese / 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 : speakers, context, and ideologies of an emerging minority language register / Emily McEwan-Fujita -- Voice and biliteracy in indigenous language revitalization : contentious educational practices in Quechua, Guarani, and Maori contexts / Nancy H. Hornberger -- Endangering language vitality through institutional development : ideology, authority, and official standard Irish in the Gaeltacht / Tadhg Ó hIfearnáin -- Scandinavian minority language policies in transition : the impact of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages in Norway and Sweden / Leena Huss -- Language development in Eritrea : the case of Blin / Paul D. Fallon -- Indigenous language policies in social practice : the case of Navajo / Teresa L. McCarty, Mary Eunice Romero-Little, and Ofelia Zepeda -- Heritage language education in the United States : a need to reconceptualize and restructure / Joy Kreeft Peyton [and others] -- Language diversity and the public interest / Walt Wolfram -- At what cost? : methods of language revival and protection : examples from Hebrew / Elana Shohamy -- Unendangered dialects, endangered people / William Labov |
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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 |
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Includes bibliographical references |
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English |
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Print version record |
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Language attrition.
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Language policy.
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Language revival.
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Linguistic minorities.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- Sociolinguistics.
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Language attrition
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Language policy
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Language revival
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Linguistic minorities
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Minderheitensprache
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Bedrohte Sprache
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Minorités linguistiques.
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Politique linguistique.
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Minoritetsspråk.
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Språkförlust.
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Språkpolitik.
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proceedings (reports)
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Conference papers and proceedings
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Actes de congrès.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
King, Kendall A., 1969-
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Georgetown University Round Table on Languages and Linguistics (2007)
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| LC no. |
2007019460 |
| ISBN |
9781461913740 |
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1461913748 |
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9781589014169 |
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1589014162 |
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