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Can policies improve language vitality? The Sámi languages in Sweden and Norway [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 IntroductionLanguage policies are often aimed at changing language behaviours, yet it is notoriously difficult to assess their effects. This study investigates language use and competence in the Indigenous Sámi populations of Norway and Sweden in light of the national-level policies the two countries have adopted.MethodsWe provide a cross-country ...
Fabian Bergmann
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Coolification and Language Vitality: The Case of Esperanto
Languages, 2021 Despite experiencing a relatively positive revival in the digital age, Esperanto and the assessment of its language vitality is often problematic and prone to gross errors; therefore, a theoretical reflection is required.
Federico Gobbo
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Vitality of the Russian Language and Russian-Language Literature
Polylinguality and Transcultural Practices, 2018 With this article we attempt to understand the vitality/viability of the Russian language through the prism of Russian-language (translational) literature, created by non-Russian origin authors.
Ivelina Dimitrova Todorova
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The power of perception: how perceived language policy shapes intergenerational cultural transmission intent [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyIntroductionAmidst global challenges to linguistic diversity, the intergenerational transmission of local languages is critical for cultural preservation.
Wenjing Wang
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Open Linguistics, 2021 Scales or measurements of vitality propose various factors to assess the degree of endangerment of a language. Using these measurements offers important insights into the maintenance of a language and identifies the areas in need of support.
Gomashie Grace A., Terborg Roland
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Linguistic landscape of Mojosari: Language policy, language vitality and commodification of language
Cogent Arts & Humanities, 2023 This current article presents the linguistic landscape in Mojosari, Mojokerto, East Java, Indonesia. The existing linguistic landscape studies in East Java merely focus on the pattern of the use of various languages in certain areas.
Zuliati Rohmah, Eka Widya Nur Wijayanti
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Local language vitality in Kupang city, Indonesia: A linguistic landscape approach
Cogent Arts & Humanities, 2023 This article discusses the vitality of local languages in Kupang city, Indonesia that aimed at revealing the local language contestation in the public space of Kupang city.
Naniana N. Benu +3 more
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Ethnolinguistic Vitality Perceptions and Language Revitalisation in Bashkortostan [PDF]
Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2003 After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Russification process has mostly ended in the former Soviet Republics and in the present Russian Federation Republics. In some regions, strong mother tongue revitalisation efforts are witnessed. In this article, the relationship between ethnolinguistic vitality perceptions and the language revitalisation ...
Kutlay Yagmur
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Language Vitality of Spanish in Equatorial Guinea: Language Use and Attitudes
Humanities, 2019 This study investigates the use of and attitudes towards, Spanish in the multilingual Republic of Equatorial Guinea, the only African country with Spanish as an official language. The Spanish dialect of Equatorial Guinea is an understudied area, although
Grace A. Gomashie
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Cogent Arts & HumanitiesThis study examines the language vitality of the Subanen communities in Buug, one of the municipalities of the province of Zamboanga Sibugay in the southern Philippines, focusing on their socio-economic profile, language attitudes, and the degree of ...
Rovy M. Banguis +4 more
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