Revitalising Indigenous Languages

How to Recreate a Lost Generation

AvMarja-Liisa Olthuis,Suvi Kivelä

Häftad, Engelska, 2013

Del 10 i serien Linguistic Diversity and Language Rights

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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 described from the beginning; it is a small-scale success story. The book finishes with self-reflection and cautious recommendations for Indigenous peoples and minorities who want to revive or revitalise their languages.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2013-01-23
Mått:156 x 234 x 15 mm
Vikt:418 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Linguistic Diversity and Language Rights
Antal sidor:251
Förlag:Channel View Publications Ltd
ISBN:9781847698872

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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 Complementary Aanaar Saami Language Education graduates.Tove Skutnabb-Kangas (Emerita) has been actively involved with struggles for language rights for five decades. Her research interests include linguistic human rights, linguistic genocide, linguicism (linguistically argued racism), mother-tongue-based multilingual education and the relationship between linguistic and cultural diversity and biodiversity.

Recensioner i media

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 very small languages. E ola nā ʻōlelo ʻōiwi a kākou!

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: How did the CASLE Project Start?Chapter 3: Aanaar Saami – A Small Saami LanguageChapter 4: The CASLE Revitalisation MethodChapter 5: CASLE YEARChapter 6: Complementary Aanaar Saami Language Education as a Project – CASLE 2009–2010Chapter 7: What has CASLE Achieved? What does the Future Hold?