ANTH 217 Chapter Language Revitalization In north America and the new directions of linguistics : ANTH 217 Chapter Language Revitalization In north America and th
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Language revitalization in north america and the new directions of linguistics. Language revitalization in north america and the new direction of. Major influences on a language include: disappearance of multiple indigenous languages and the perceived and the real power of english. Point of the paper is the importance of 1) the preservation of indigenous languages 2) promotion of literacy 3) the development of new speakers 4) the actual use of indigenous language 5) community control of a language . Point of linguists: maintenance, codification, and revitalization of a language points to have for documentation of a language: They are useful for linguistics, anthropology, his- tory, comparative literature, and other disciplines; _-they can be understood without prior knowledge of the documented language; _-they can be used for language maintenance and revitalization by the speech community the disappearance of indigenous languages. Nature of hegemony of english (economic power, education) No strong efforts of language revitalization (and if so, as a second language)
