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Indigenous language revitalization in the Americas / edited by Serafin M. Coronel-Molina and Teresa L. McCarty.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Language revival--America.
- Language revival.
- Language policy--America.
- Language policy.
- Language and culture--America.
- Language and culture.
- Anthropological linguistics--America.
- Anthropological linguistics.
- Sociolinguistics--America.
- Sociolinguistics.
- America--Languages.
- America.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (343 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York ; London : Routledge, 2016.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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. Complementary chapters on the USA and Canada, and Latin America and the Caribbean, offering a panoramic view while tracing nuanced trajectories of "top down" (official) and "bottom up" (grass roots) language planning and policy initiatives.
- Contents:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I Policy and Politics; 1 Policy and Politics of Language Revitalization in the USA and Canada; 2 Policy and Politics of Language Revitalization in Latin America and the Caribbean; Part II Processes of Language Shift and Revitalization; 3 Language Acquisition, Shift, and Revitalization Processes in the USA and Canada; 4 Language Acquisition, Shift, and Revitalization Processes in Latin America and the Caribbean; Part III The Home-School-Community Interface
- 5 The Home-School-Community Interface in Language Revitalization in the USA and Canada6 The Home-School-Community Interface in Language Revitalization in Latin America and the Caribbean; Part IV Local and Global Perspectives; 7 Local and Global Dimensions of Language Revitalization in the USA and Canada; 8 Local and Global Dimensions of Language Revitalization in Latin America and the Caribbean; Part V Linguistic Human Rights; 9 Linguistic Human Rights and Language Revitalization in the USA and Canada; 10 Linguistic Human Rights and Language Revitalization in Latin America and the Caribbean
- Part VI Revitalization Programs and Impacts11 Revitalization Programs and Impacts in the USA and Canada; 12 Revitalization Programs and Impacts in Latin America and the Caribbean; Part VII New Domains for Indigenous Languages; 13 New Domains for Indigenous Language Acquisition and Use in the USA and Canada; 14 New Domains for Indigenous Language Acquisition and Use in Latin America and the Caribbean; About the Contributors; Author Index; Subject Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and indexes.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-203-07067-4
- 1-135-09235-4
- 1-135-09234-6
- 9780203070673
- OCLC:
- 948511728
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