New perspectives on endangered languages : bridging gaps between sociolinguistics, documentation and language revitalization / edited by José Antonio Flores Farfán. Fernando Ramallo.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Flores Farfán, José Antonio.

Ramallo, Fernando F.

Series:

Culture and language use ; 1.

Culture and language use ; 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sociolinguistics.

Endangered languages.

Language obsolescence.

Linguistic change.

Physical Description:

156 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Company, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The sociolinguistic study, carried out over a period of five years, delineates the development of the Awetí language, spoken by a small Tupian group in the Upper Xingu multilingual area in Central Brazil, during a critical moment when the community split into two. The empirical analysis on individual language competences and language use in the Awetí community has revealed a high level of bilingualism with Kamaiurá, a related language of the Tupi-Guaranian branch. Portuguese, used as a lingua franca and dominant language of bilingual instruction, plays a limited role within the community. The overall pattern of distribution of languages for each Awetí village in combination with developments from outside may allow some conclusions about the viability of the Awetí language in the near future. Keywords: Linguistic vitality; bilingualism; sociolinguitics and documentation.

Contents:

New Perspectives on Endangered Languages

Editorial page

Title page

LCC data

Table of contents

Exploring links between documentation, sociolinguistics and language revitalization

1. Issues of power in documentary linguistics

2. Voices from the field

3. The present volume

4. Conclusions

Acknowledgements

References

The social life of a language

1. Linguistic diversity and language endangerment in the Sepik area of New Guinea

2. Manambu today

3. Tok Pisin and Manambu

4. The power of knowledge, and the value of words

5. Back to grassroots: The impact of the urban Manambu

The private and the public in documentation and revitalization

1. Introduction

2. The fieldwork context

2.1 The problems of "private" vs. "public" fieldwork and informed consent

2.2 Overcoming problems related to privacy in fieldwork

3. The language revitalization context

3.1 Minority languages in private and public spheres

3.2 Native speaker status as a private-group right

3.3 Overcoming problems related to acquisition and use outside the home

4. The researcher's role

5. Looking both behind and ahead at revitalization issues

Bridging linguistic research and linguistic documentation

2. Before DoBeS

3. A.D.: After DoBeS

4. Beyond DoBeS

Language vitality and revitalization in the Artic

2. Indigenous languages in the Arctic

3. Evenki and the Siberian linguistic landscape

3.1 Two Evenki regions

3.2 The example of Evenkiya

3.3 The case of Evenki in Sakha (Yakutia)

3.4 The standard language and dialect variation

4. The educational system

4.1 Evenki vitality and education

4.2 Educational innovation in Sakha (Yakutia)

4.3 Linguists and revitalization.

5. Documentation meets revitalization: Conclusion

Appendix 1

Appendix 2

The demise and attempted revival of Uchumataqu (Uru)

2. Discourses on language diversity

3. Language in Bolivia

4. Uru

5. Earlier studies

6. Uchumataqu

7. Irohito

8. The decline of Uchumataqu

8.1 Data sources

8.2 Urban migration

8.3 Economic restructuring and changes in residence patterns and life style

8.4 Population decrease

8.5 Exogamy

8.6 A fragile ecology

8.7 The speech community

9. An actor-centered approach to language death and revival

Linguistic vitality in the Awetí indigenous community

2. Data used for the study

3. Some ethnographic information on the Awetí

4. The Awetí language

4.1 Lexical influences from other languages

4.2 Individual linguistic competences

4.3 Patterns and domains of language use

5. Conclusion and future prospects

Appendix

Linking three agendas

Author index

Language index

Subject index

The series Culture and Language Use.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612897351

9781282897359

1282897357

9789027287731

9027287732

OCLC:

697614440