Indigenous Language Revitalization in the Americas

By: Serafín M. Coronel-Molina and Teresa L. McCarty

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Synopsis: 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.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 330 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781135092351
Related ISBNs:: 9780203070673, 9780415810814, 9780415810814, 9781138341852, 9781138341852, 9780415810814, 9780203070673, 9781138341852
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 03/27/20
Copyrighted By:: N/A
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Education, Language Arts, Foreign Language Study
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Serafín M. Coronel-Molina
Edited by:: Teresa L. McCarty