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1 online resource |
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Springer briefs in anthropology, Springerbriefs in anthropology and ethics |
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SpringerBriefs in anthropology. Springerbriefs in anthropology and ethics.
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| Contents |
1. Languages and Language Loss -- How Languages Work -- Language and Social Groups -- Language and Culture, Knowledge and Power -- Language Loss -- For Thinking and Classroom Discussion -- References -- 2. Language Preservation Begets Language Documentation -- Language Documentation -- Orality and Written Language -- Case Study: From Diglossia to Heritage Language (Tohono O'Odham) -- For Thinking and Classroom Discussion -- References -- 3. Language Acquisition vs. Language Learning -- Theories and Methods of Acquiring a Second Language -- Purism in Second Language Acquisition -- Case Study: Monegasque -- For Thinking and Class Discussion -- References -- 4. Language Revitalization and Revival -- Five Success Stories -- Other Stories -- Language Revival -- Different Speech Communities, Differing Goals -- Purism and Complexity -- For Thinking and Classroom Discussion -- References -- 5. Linguistic Ideologies of Language Revitalization -- Mainstream American Linguistic Ideology -- Native American Languages as Formal Languages and Native American Linguistic Ideologies -- For Thinking and Classroom Discussion -- References -- 6. Four "Laws" of Language Revitalization -- References |
| Summary |
"The idea behind the book is that the paradigm of European national languages (official orthography; language standardization; full use of language in most everyday contexts) is imposed in cookie-cutter fashion on many language revitalization projects of Native American languages. This is the offical language model. While this model fits the sovereign status of many Native American groups, it does not meet the linguistic ideology of Native American communities, and creates projects and products that do not engage the communities which they are created to serve"--Vii |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Indians -- Languages -- Social aspects
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Indians -- Languages -- Revival
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Ideology.
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Linguistics.
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Language and languages.
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Indians of North America.
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Linguistics
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Language
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Indians, North American
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ideology.
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linguistics.
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Native American Languages.
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Linguistics
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Language and languages
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Indians of North America
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Ideology
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Indians -- Languages -- Social aspects
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9783319052939 |
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3319052934 |
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