ISS 336 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Language Revitalization, Ojibwe Language, Endangered Language

• School: MSU
• Department: Integrative Studies Social Sci
• Course: ISS 336
• Professor: Handrick Philip

Document Summary

This discussion of aboriginal languages in canada pertains to more groups that just first nations people. While there are contextual differences, the social factors that strengthen or undermine the survival of. Native languages operate on other language communities as well. The social dynamics are much the same for english-speakers in quebec, french-speakers in ontario and new brunswick or for those whose first language is that of their ethnic and immigrant communities. Understanding the dynamics of inter- generational transmission of languages, will help us understand the assumption, motivation and policies pursued by the government of quebec over the past forty years as well. Norris reminds us that languages reflect distinctive histories, cultures, identities linked family, community, the land and traditional knowledge; losing one"s language is losing an important part of one"s self. Why are more young aboriginal people learning an. Mother tongue: the first language learned at home in childhood and still inderstood by the individual.