Sustaining linguistic diversity endangered and minority languages and language varieties / [electronic resource] : Kendall A. King ... [et al.], editors. - Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, c2008. - viii, 238 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. - Georgetown University round table on languages and linguistics . - Georgetown University Round Table on Languages and Linguistics. Georgetown University Round Table on Languages and Linguistics. .

Includes bibliographical references.

Linguistic diversity, sustainability, and the future of the past / Suzanne Romaine -- When is an "extinct language" not extinct? / Wesley Y. Leonard -- Evaluating endangerment / M. Paul Lewis -- Endangered language varieties / Gregory R. Guy and Ana M.S. Zilles -- The linguistic negotiation of complex racialized identities by Black Appalachian speakers / Christine Mallinson -- Working at "9 to 5" Gaelic / Emily McEwan-Fujita -- Voice and biliteracy in indigenous language revitalization / Nancy H. Hornberger -- Endangering language vitality through institutional development / Tadhg O'hfearnain -- Scandinavian minority language policies in transition / Leena Huss -- Language development in Eritrea / Paul D. Fallon -- Indigenous language policies in social practice / Teresa L. McCarty, Mary Eunice Romero-Little, and Ofelia Zepeda -- Heritage language education in the United States / Joy Kreeft Peyton ... [et al.] -- Language diversity and the public interest / Walt Wolfram.


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Language attrition.
Linguistic minorities.
Language revival.
Language policy.


Electronic books.

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