Indigenous Language Revitalization in the Americas

Serafín M. Coronel-Molina (Curatore)

Teresa L. McCarty (Curatore)

Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2016

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.

• Curatore: Serafín M. Coronel-Molina, Teresa L. McCarty
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Anno: 2016
• Rilegatura: Hardback
• Pagine: 330 p.
• Dimensioni: 229 x 152 mm
• Peso: 612 gr.
• EAN: 9780415810814

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