Nyhet

Flourishing in the Shadow of Giants

Language Maintenance among the Sebuyau

AvStan Anonby

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

Del 46 i serien Brill's Studies in Language, Cognition and Culture

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Beskrivning

Can minority languages continue to flourish in the 21st century? This book tells you how the Sebuyau of Malaysia have managed to pull that off. They have preserved their unique way of speaking in spite of being surrounded by the powerful English, Chinese, and Malay languages. Even more amazing is that they have left their traditional culture, yet keep their indigenous language alive. In this book you will learn some of the mechanisms they use to resist language shift, and come to understand the language ecology in which Sebuyau is embedded. The information in this book was gathered over the course of five years while Stan Anonby lived among the Sebuyau. He learned their language, participated in their community, and carefully observed and analysed the way they spoke.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2026-09-23
Mått:155 x 235 x 26 mm
Vikt:666 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Brill's Studies in Language, Cognition and Culture
Antal sidor:309
Förlag:Brill
ISBN:9789004758162

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Mer om författaren

Stan Anonby, Ph.D. (2020), Simon Fraser University, is Adjunct Professor of linguistics at that university. He is also affiliated with SIL Global. He has published articles on languages in the Americas and Southeast Asia, including Reversing language shift: Can Kwak’wala be revived? (1997).