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9 - Language Reclamation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 November 2019

David Bradley  and
Maya Bradley
David Bradley
Affiliation:
La Trobe University, Victoria
Maya Bradley
Affiliation:
La Trobe University, Victoria
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Summary

This chapter discusses various subtypes of language reclamation: revitalization, revival, renativization, nativization and heritage. A further possibility is denativization, as seen for Rumantsch in Chapter 8; this is a top-down language unification strategy, imposing an artificial standard. Sadly, heritage activities, including limited language use, is the likely future for N‖ng (Chapter 3) and many other languages around the world. Language reclamation work in a community depends crucially on the current situation of the endangered language; concerning levels and stages of endangerment, see Chapter 2. See Chapter 8 concerning the four components of language planning (Selection, Codification, Elaboration and Dissemination) for reclamation, and the required actions, such as work on orthography, pronunciation, structural and interactional patterns and vocabulary.

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Language Endangerment , pp. 208 - 227
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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Suggestions for Further Reading

Amery (2016) is a description of the procedures used in reconstituting Kaurna from old materials and the achievements during twenty-five years of its revival; for up-to-date information, see the author’s website www.adelaide.edu.au/directory/robert.amery and the Kaurna community website Kaurna Warra Pintyanthi www.adelaide.edu.au/kwp.Google Scholar
McCarty (2013) discusses efforts towards Navaho language reclamation over the last thirty years, and similar work in many other indigenous communities in North America, with particular attention to community participation.Google Scholar
Hinton, Florey et al. (2018) contains a large number of relevant case studies and overviews of language reclamation methodology and its implementation across a wide range of communities.Google Scholar

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  • Language Reclamation
  • David Bradley, La Trobe University, Victoria, Maya Bradley, La Trobe University, Victoria
  • Book: Language Endangerment
  • Online publication: 11 November 2019
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139644570.009
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  • Language Reclamation
  • David Bradley, La Trobe University, Victoria, Maya Bradley, La Trobe University, Victoria
  • Book: Language Endangerment
  • Online publication: 11 November 2019
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139644570.009
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  • Language Reclamation
  • David Bradley, La Trobe University, Victoria, Maya Bradley, La Trobe University, Victoria
  • Book: Language Endangerment
  • Online publication: 11 November 2019
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781139644570.009
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