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1 online resource |
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Routledge Studies in Sociolinguistics |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: a focus on heritage language policy; Part I Americas; 2 Spanish in the United States; 3 Indigenous languages in Canada; 4 Heritage languages in Argentina; Part II Europe; 5 Kven in Norway; 6 Finnish, Meänkieli, Yiddish, Romany, and Sami in Sweden; 7 Minority and heritage languages in Ireland; Part III Africa; 8 Amazigh in Morocco; 9 German in Namibia; 10 Luganda in Uganda; Part IV Asia; 11 Ryukyuan languages in Japan; 12 Jejueo of South Korea; 13 Gujarati in Singapore |
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Part V Australasia14 Te Reo Māori, Samoan, and Ukrainian in New Zealand; 15 Indigenous and immigrant languages in Australia; 16 Fiji Hindi in Fiji; Index |
| Summary |
"Heritage language policies define the context in which heritage languages are maintained or abandoned by communities, and this volume describes and analyzes international policy strategies, as well as the implications for the actual heritage language speakers. This volume brings together heritage language policy case studies from around the world, foregrounding globalization by covering five regions: the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australasia. The countries profiled include the United States, Canada, Argentina, Norway, Sweden, Ireland, Uganda, Namibia, Morocco, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, New Zealand, Australia, and Fiji. This volume also highlights an expanded definition of 'heritage language', choosing to focus on individual and community identities, and therefore including both Indigenous and immigrant languages. Focusing specifically on language policy relating to heritage languages, the chapters address key questions such as Are heritage languages included or excluded from the national language policy discourse? What are the successes and shortcomings of efforts to establish heritage language policies? What is the definition of 'heritage language' in official usage by the local/regional government and stakeholders? How are these language policies perceived by the actual heritage language communities?"--Provided by publisher |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (ProQuest, viewed February 23, 2018) |
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Linguistic minorities.
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Language policy.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies -- General.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Emigration & Immigration.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
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Language policy
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Linguistic minorities
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Seals, Corinne, editor
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Shah, Sheena, editor
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| ISBN |
9781315639444 |
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1315639440 |
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1317274059 |
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9781317274056 |
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