INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE REVITALIZATION IN THE AMERICAS by Serafin M. Coronel-Molina (Editor), Teresa L. McCarty (Editor) ( 9780415810814 )

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Title:

INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE REVITALIZATION IN THE AMERICAS

By:

Serafin M. Coronel-Molina (Editor), Teresa L. McCarty (Editor)

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Hardback

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0415810817

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9780415810814

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Publisher:

TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Pub. date:

9 May, 2016

Pages:

342

Synopsis:

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, offer a panoramic view while tracing nuanced trajectories of "top down" (official) and "bottom up" (grass roots) language planning and policy initiatives. Authored by leading Indigenous and non-Indigenous scholars, the book is organized around seven overarching themes: Policy and Politics; Processes of Language Shift and Revitalization; The Home-School-Community Interface; Local and Global Perspectives; Linguistic Human Rights; Revitalization Programs and Impacts; New Domains for Indigenous Languages Providing a comprehensive, hemisphere-wide scholarly and practical source, this singular collection simultaneously fills a gap in the language revitalization literature and contributes to Indigenous language revitalization efforts.

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6 black & white tables, 17 black & white halftones

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Taylor & Francis Ltd

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