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Olthuis, Marja-Liisa; Kivela, Suvi; Skutnabb-Kangas, Tove - Revitalising Indigenous Languages - 9781847698872 - V9781847698872
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Revitalising Indigenous Languages

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Description for Revitalising Indigenous Languages Paperback. This book offers a 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. It gives practical examples and a theoretical frame of reference for how to plan, organise and implement an intensive language programme. Series: Linguistic Diversity and Language Rights. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JNFR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 414.

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 ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Series
Linguistic Diversity and Language Rights
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847698872
SKU
V9781847698872
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99-15

About Olthuis, Marja-Liisa; Kivela, Suvi; Skutnabb-Kangas, Tove
Marja-Liisa Olthuis is University Lecturer at University of Oulu, Finland. Her major interests are the Saami languages, Finnish, language revitalisation, lexicology, second/foreign language teaching and translating. Suvi Kivelä is a researcher at the Saami Archives in Finland. She has worked as a news broadcaster at YLE, Finland's national public service broadcasting company. She is one of the ... Read more

Reviews for Revitalising Indigenous Languages
Mahalo nui loa to the authors of this important book! Ancestral languages are crucial components of healthy indigenous communities. Yet once a language is lost among childbearing adults, it seems impossible to gain it back again. Developing a resource of fluent second language speaking adults is the answer. This work tells how to reach that crucial step - and with ... Read more

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