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The phenomenon of newspeakerism is discussed within the context of minority languages in the light of the native/non-native speaker dichotomy. Tracing the colonial origins of the concept of the native speaker reveals how the divide is underpinned by an ...
Robert Neal Baxter
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Language Description, Documentation and Revitalisation of Languages in Malaysia
Peter Austin, Stefanie Pillai
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A return to the past? The Spanish as the First Foreign Language policy in Trinidad and Tobago
Situated close to the coast of Venezuela, the small twin-island nation of Trinidad & Tobago is geographically South American, but culturally Caribbean.
Hoyte-West Antony
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Transatlantic Context for Gaelic Language Revitalisation [PDF]
AbstractThe notion of the ‘new speaker’, and its salience particularly in relation to minority language sociolinguistics, has become increasingly prevalent in the last decade. The term refers to individuals who have acquired an additional language to high levels of oracy and make frequent use of it in the course of their lives.
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Can majority support save an endangered language? A case study of language attitudes in Guernsey [PDF]
Many studies of minority language revitalisation focus on the attitudes and perceptions of minorities, but not on those of majority group members. This paper discusses the implications of these issues, and presents research into majority andf minority ...
Baker C. +27 more
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Giellariššu: Indigenous language revitalisation in the city
https://doi.org/10.33063/diva ...
Outakoski, Hanna-Máret +1 more
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Teachers as leaders in a knowledge society: encouraging signs of a new professionalism [PDF]
[Abstract]: Challenges confronting schools worldwide are greater than ever,and, likewise, many teachers possess capabilities, talents, and formal credentials more sophisticated than ever.
Andrews D. +26 more
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Minority language groups in Zimbabwe face many challenges as they strive for space for, and recognition of, their languages. This study focuses particularly on the Tonga language spoken in the Binga district of Zimbabwe.
Chikasha, Jubilee , Beukes, Anne-Marie
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Matjarr Djuyal: How Using Gesture in Teaching Gathang Helps Preschoolers Learn Nouns
There are important efforts being made to revitalise Aboriginal languages in Australia, which are both pedagogically and culturally appropriate. This research seeks to expand the current knowledge of the effectiveness of gesturing as a teaching strategy ...
Anjilkurri Radley +3 more
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Language, identities and ideologies of the past and present Chukotka [PDF]
The historical background of Chukotka is one of intensive language contact and of rapid socio-political, economic, cultural and spiritual change, which often makes any predictions difficult, also in regard to language.
Morgounova, Daria
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