In addition, methods of documentation and of training for linguists are proposed which will enable scholars to play an active role in the documentation of endangered languages and in language revitalization. Key features includes 23 case studies of language revitalization in practice, from native american languages, australian languages, maori, hawaiian, welsh, irish, and others, written primarily by. This chapter provides an overview of ainu language research as well as preservation and revitalization initiatives from the past to the present. The importance of indigenous language revitalization global. That is exactly what hinton and hale set out to do when they brought together no.
An introduction to language revitalization book cover. A reason for optimism federal language policy and indigenous languages in the united states. An ethnography of language revitalization in a northern athabaskan community. Mar 12, 2018 the routledge handbook of language revitalization is the first comprehensive overview of the language revitalization movement, from the arctic to the amazon and across continents. Leanne hintons edited book bringing our languages home. The green book of language revitalization in practice book. Language revitalization and radical politics language on. Those involved can include parties such as linguists, cultural or community groups, or governments. In addition to direct action and prefiguration, another important feature of radicalism is critique. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. For an overview of language endangerment processes and comparison of krauss endangerment scale and the sixpoint scale proposed by grenoble and whaley 2006. To help assure the survival and continuing vitality of native american.
Language revitalization for families heyday, 20 provides personal accounts by language activists of the rewards and struggles involved in their personal language revitalization efforts, including languages that had ceased to be spoken. Described by the editors as their answer to unescos red book on endangered languages which lists the worlds languages by level of endangerment, this volume contains 33 essays on language revitalization and overviews of specific threatened languages. Featuring 47 contributions from a global range of top scholars in the field, the handbook is divided into two parts, the first of which expands on language. Max planck institute for evolutionary anthropology. Mar 21, 2014 this chapter instead attends to the social dynamics and political. Even though the book dichotomizes the englishteaching world into center and periphery, it does not discuss the existence of various peripheries within the elt periphery where resistance and appropriation are not even a possibility, mainly because of the educational and. When i first began making heenetiineyoo3eihiiho language healers, a film on the subject of native language loss and revitalization, some of the people i know said things like, when languages disappear, thats natural.
Eric ed454731 the green book of language revitalization in practice. In the early 1990s, unesco funded the development of a database called the red book on endangered laguages. Below are described some of the important literature on indigenous language revitalization with an emphasis on the united states of america along with a list of organizations supporting language revitalization for a more recent list of organizations go to indigenous language. Books american indian language revitalization libguides. While any individual can take up the cause of indigenous language revitalization by learning and speaking the language, programs of language revitalization at the community or wider levels have an increased chance for success if they are carefully researched in the manner described by greymorning, rubin, anonby, and others in this volume. Language revitalization in aotearoanew zealand the. In sum, the book is a good introduction to language revitalization, but lacks the foci that would make it the optimal guide to such efforts. Jan, 2020 language revitalization is prefigurative in that it restores languages to a community and the world before broadscale transformation has taken place, as a model of how the world could and should be. Language revitalization is the first comprehensive overview of the language.
With indigenous languages in steep decline, summer camps. It discusses the current status of the worlds languages, factors threatening languages, and strategies of language revitalization. The book presents a comprehensive overview of the field. Eric ed454731 the green book of language revitalization. Indigenous language revitalization in the americas 1st. Books about language revitalization of languages and numbers. The green book of language revitalization in practice. Our native languages tell the story of who we are as indigenous peoples. The green book of language revitalization in practice brill. Language revitalization linguistics oxford bibliographies. In collaboration with the indigenous book club, wed like to share five awesome, accessible books on language revitalization not too full of academic jargon. Both give excellent overviews of the field, covering both the theoretical and the practical and containing many examples. Gender, endangered languages, and revitalization the.
Leanne hinton and kenneth hale with worldwide environmental destruction and globalization of economy, a few languages, especially english, are spreading rapidly in use, while thousands of other languages are disappearing, taking with them important cultural, philosophical and. Language revitalization uh hilo university of hawaii. Nov 05, 2001 buy the green book of language revitalization in practice. The principal focus is on the recent language education initiatives promoting the indigenous maori language, te reo maori. Selected resources on native american language renewal jon reyhner, northern arizona university updated june 11, 2020. Fishpond new zealand, the green book of language revitalization in practice. In language death david crystal looks at present and future threats to languages and at what can be done to counter them.
Thus, the revitalization of language in society 31. Documenting and revitalizing austronesian languages. A good number of short overviews are now available on the topic of language revitalization, all of them accessible to a nonlinguistic audience. Outcomes and challenges of chong language revitalization project toshiyuki doi lavue revitalization project and networks mayuree thawornpat reflections on two decades of bisu language revitalization. Language revitalization at tribal colleges and universities. May 15, 2020 in this book, ghilad zuckermann introduces revivalistics, a new transdisciplinary field of enquiry surrounding language reclamation, revitalization, and reinvigoration. Elaina albers of northern california holds a tape recorder up to her womb so her baby can hear old songs in karuk.
Diversity in local language maintenance and restoration. It also set the stage for language revitalization efforts to gain more national recognition and opportunities for dissemination. An overview diversity in local language maintenance and restoration. Each village has unique dialect differences, idioms, and expressions. Throughout the world individuals in the intimacy of their homes innovate, improvise, and struggle daily to pass on endangered languages to their children. The green book of language revitalization in practice editors. Thus, language revitalization can be thought of as the process of reversing language shift or language decline. Stages of language endangerment chapter 2 language. Intended for the educator, this section provides information about the story as well as an overview of language loss and indigenous language revitalization efforts. An overview find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Some argue for a distinction between language revival the resurrection of a dead language with no existing native.
Hitting hard when it comes to issues such as citizenship, language revitalization, and the corrosive presence of drugs on native communities, this novel will long stand in the hearts of both native and nonnative audiences. Language revitalization from wikipedia, the free encyclopedia language revitalization, also referred to as language revival or reversing language shift, is an attempt to halt or reverse the decline of a language or to revive an extinct one. Crystals relatively unemotional, reasonable, and balanced approach is unlikely to ever gain him the acclaim of more populist science writers, but he is always readable and informative and language death is no exception. Firekeepers daughter by angeline boulley, hardcover. For a description of the krauss 2007a sevenpoint endangerment scale implemented in a wideranging survey of endangered languages around the world, see brenzinger. Romaine 2007 is an overview of current thinking on language revitalization. Review of leanne hinton, bringing our languages home. What we now call old english was the language of the english people until the invasion of 1066, when it rapidly began to mutate with the arrival of norman french as the language of the ruling class. The electronic red book provides basic information about languages that are no longer spoken or are likely not to be spoken natively in the next century. The old crow people in the northern yukon have approximately the same dialect as those bands living in venetie and arctic village, alaska.
Dec 18, 2019 t he ruling was a victory for indigenous language broadcasters, as well as artists, writers, commentators, and journalists who create content in indigenous languages for radio, tv, and other mass media. A reason for optimism anna ash, jessie little doe fermino, ken hale. Tribal college press publishes language revitalization. The importance of indigenous language revitalization. Apr 07, 2019 in surveys of about 245 language revitalization programs that dr. The author often draws on his own experience of documenting endangered languages and of language revival activities in australia. Oct 14, 2019 the first book of its kind, language revitalization at tribal colleges and universities offers a chronological overview of preservation and revitalization efforts, revealing how programming and thinking have evolved over the past 25 years. Jan 30, 2004 language endangerment and language revitalization book. Svetlana cook, research betsy hart, lead director kathy kilday, products laura terrill, programs. To help assure the survival and continuing vitality of native american languages robert d. Leanne hinton and kenneth hale with worldwide environmental destruction and globalization of economy, a few languages, especially english, are spreading rapidly in use, while thousands of other languages are disappearing, taking with them important cultural, philosophical and see more. Linguistic ideologies of native american language revitalization.
The national foreign language centers mission statement is. The author often draws on his own experience of documenting endangered languages and of language. Book description language rights, language and wellbeing, and language policy. Helping people understand each other and the world around them. Description of the book the green book on language revitalization is a book on the different aspects of language revitalization. The routledge handbook of language revitalization 1st. However, according to the unesco interactive atlas of the worlds languages in danger, gwich. To date no textbooks are dedicated to language revitalization. Argenter room dynamics and could help to set up a typology of resistance and appropria tion that would result in a more informed theory of elt. The green book of language revitalization in practice 9780123493545 by hale, kenneth and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. The book presents a comprehensive overview of language endangerment and revitalization.
Language maintenance and revitalization language revitalization addresses the needs of an endangered speech community where language shift has already begun. Oct 02, 2019 the first book of its kind, language revitalization at tribal colleges and universities offers a chronological overview of preservation and revitalization efforts, revealing how programming and thinking have evolved over the past 25 years. Toward a sustainable world by leanne hinton kenneth halebuy. Leanne hintons introduction provides an overview of language revitalization, while the rest of the book. For more on the topic of revitalization see leanne hinton and ken hale editors, the green book of language revitalization in practice new york. This chapter provides an overview of the issues and themes which emerge throughout this book. Selected resources on indigenous language revitalization. Through video presentations of individual case studies, seven early americanists zoomed in on a range of bookish artifacts and employed critical bibliography to recover overlooked narratives about race from the historical record. Baez, director of the universitys language revitalization lab, conducted in 2016 and 2017, more than half began after the year. Language endangerment and language revitalization an. Together, these contributions provide a stateoftheart overview of current work in defining, documenting, and developing the worlds smaller languages and language varieties. The green book of language revitalization in practice caribbean.
Jul 12, 2019 focusing on the americas home to 40 to 50 million indigenous people this book explores the history and current state of indigenous language revitalization across this vast region. The routledge handbook of language revitalization is the first comprehensive overview of the language revitalization movement, from the arctic to the amazon and across continents. Toward a sustainable world by hinton, leanne, hale, kenneth isbn. Complementary chapters on the usa and canada, and latin america and the caribbean, offer a panoramic view while tracing nuanced trajectories of. The principal focus is on the recent language education initiatives promoting the indigenous maori language. It also serves as a manual of effective practices in language revitalization. These are great reads for anybody interested in language revitalization around the world. It is clearly written and contains ample references to the relevant literature, thus providing useful guidance for further research. This novel is not written in old english that would be unreadable to anyone except scholars.
The green book of language revitalization in practice, leanne. Maries dictionary tells the story of marie wilcox, a native american woman who is the last fluent speaker of wukchumni. The reasons for the loss of these languages are manifold. The routledge handbook of language revitalization community. The impact of the nyah kur language revitalization siripen ungsitipoonporn cheum chong.
Tribal college press publishes language revitalization book. We use cookies to enhance your experience on our website. Federal language policy and indigenous languages in the united states leanne hinton. Featuring 47 contributions from a global range of top scholars in the field, the handbook is divided into two parts, the first of which expands on language revitalization issues of theory and. May 10, 2017 book length treatments of language revitalization are the seminal hinton and hale 2001 and grenoble and whaley 2006. Language revitalization how to resurrect dying languages.
Featuring 47 contributions from a global range of top scholars in the field, the handbook is divided into two parts, the first of which expands on language revitalization issues of theory and practice while the second covers regional perspectives in an effort to globalize and decolonize the field. This chapter provides an overview of language revitalization in aotearoanew zealand. Language revitalization, also referred to as language revival or reversing language shift, is an attempt to halt or reverse the decline of a language or to revive an extinct one. Outcomes and challenges of chong language revitalization project toshiyuki doi lavue revitalization project and networks mayuree thawornpat reflections on two decades of bisu language revitalization kirk r. It begins with a brief description of language revitalization activities which are taking place in the pazeh, kahabu and thao aboriginal communities in the mountains and plains of taiwan.
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