New perspectives on endangered languages : bridging gaps between sociolinguistics, documentation and language revitalization / edited by José Antonio Flores Farfán, Fernando Ramallo.

Understanding sociolinguistics as a theoretical and methodological framework hopefully could attempt to promote change and social development in human communities. Yet it still presents important political, epistemological, methodological and theoretical challenges. A sociolinguistics of development...

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Other Authors:	Flores Farfán, José Antonio (Editor), Ramallo, Fernando F. (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., [2010]
Series:	Culture and language use ; v. 1.
Subjects:	Sociolinguistics. Endangered languages. Language obsolescence. Linguistic change. sociolinguistics. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Alphabet. Endangered languages Language obsolescence Linguistic change Sociolinguistics Bedrohte Sprache Soziolinguistik Sprachwandel Bedrohte Sprache. Sprachwandel. Soziolinguistik.
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Table of Contents:

Exploring links between documentation, sociolinguistics and language revitalization : an introduction / José Antonio Flores Farfán & Fernando Ramallo
The social life of a language : will Manambu survive / Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald
The private and the public in documentation and revitalization / Nancy C. Dorian
Bridging linguistic research and linguistic documentation : the Kuikuro experience (Brazil) / Bruna Franchetto
Language vitality and revitalization in the Arctic / Lenore A. Grenoble
The demise and attempted revival of Uchumataqu (Uru) : values and actors / Pieter Muysken
Linguistic vitality in the Awetí indigenous community : a case study from the Upper Xingu multilingual area / Sabine Reiter
Linking three agendas : opening a debate and directions for the future / Fernando Ramallo & José Antonio Flores Farfán.

New perspectives on endangered languages : bridging gaps between sociolinguistics, documentation and language revitalization / edited by José Antonio Flores Farfán, Fernando Ramallo.

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