Revitalising Indigenous Languages - How to Recreate a Lost Generation

This book offers a language revitalisation method that can be used with Indigenous and minority languages, especially in cases where the native language has been lost among people of a working age. It gives practical examples and a theoretical frame of reference for how to plan, organise and implement an intensive language programme.

About the author

Marja-Liisa Olthuis is University Lecturer at University of Oulu, Finland. Her major interests are the Saami languages, Finnish, language revitalisation, lexicology, second/foreign language teaching and translating.

Summary

This book offers a language revitalisation method that can be used with Indigenous and minority languages, especially in cases where the native language has been lost among people of a working age. It gives practical examples and a theoretical frame of reference for how to plan, organise and implement an intensive language programme.

Product details

• Authors: Suvi Kivel?, Suvi Kivela, Suvi Kivelä, Olthuis, Dr Marja-Liisa Olthuis, Marja-Liisa Olthuis, Skutnabb-Kangas, Tove Skutnabb-Kangas
• Publisher: Multilingual Matters
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2013
• EAN: 9781847698889
• ISBN: 978-1-84769-888-9
• No. of pages: 266
• Dimensions: 161 mm x 240 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 567 g
• Series: Linguistic Diversity and Language Rights; Linguistic Diversity and Langu; Linguistic Diversity and Language Rights; Linguistic Diversity and Langu
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work