Welfare-optimal Status Planning of Minority Languages: An Economic Approach [PDF]
We analyze normatively determined distributions of language rights in multilingual settings. It is shown in a welfare-maximizing model where rights today influence the status of a language in the future, that the “naïve” ex ante cost-benefit analysis has
Bengt-Arne Wickström
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English in minority areas of China : some findings and directions for further research. [PDF]
, 2006 This paper discusses a neglected aspect of English in China, its impact on ethnic minorities and their languages. It begins with an overview of the current situation of the minorities and their languages then, based on fieldwork conducted in Jilin and ...
Gil, Jeffrey Allan
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The use of technology to preserve indigenous languages of South Africa
LiteratorIndigenous languages in South Africa must be preserved to ensure that they do not lose their identity and become extinct. The four indigenous languages with the fewest speakers among South Africa’s 12 official languages are: Xitsonga, Siswati, Tshivenḓa ...
Respect Mlambo, Muzi Matfunjwa
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The Future of Official Language Minorities [PDF]
Les Cahiers de droit, 2005 Quelle est la situation actuelle des langues minoritaires au Canada ? Tandis que les communautés de francophones hors Québec n'ont cessé de décroître depuis le siècle dernier, celle des anglophones du Québec avait su se maintenir jusqu'à récemment. Cependant l'avènement de la Charte de la langue française a modifié considérablement la situation.
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Dissenting narratives of identity in Saami, Meänkieli and Kven literatures [PDF]
Revista Română pentru Studii Baltice şi Nordice, 2019 In this study, I analyse the interconnections between language and identity in the literatures written in minority languages in Fennoscandia (Meänkieli, Saami and Kven).
Enikő Molnár Bodrogi
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The Role of Translation in the Revitalization Process of Minority Languages: The Case of Basque
Darnioji daugiakalbystė, 2017 All literature reflects the existing discourse in a given community, and translation –as a process of rewriting texts– is a readily accessible tool which linguistic minorities can use to shift power dynamics in their society or, at least, suggest new ...
Belmar Guillem
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Confronting the Extinction Narrative: Diversity research, media, and folk views on language endangerment [PDF]
, 2015 The presentation is based on experiences from the EU-FP7 research project ELDIA, in which comparative research on the maintenance of linguistic diversity was conducted with a wide range of multilingual minority communities across Europe.
Laakso, Johanna
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Minority language policies and politics in Nepal [PDF]
, 2006 Minority language policies and politics in ...
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Faclair na Gàidhlig and Corpas na Gàidhlig: New Approaches Make Sense [PDF]
, 2013 For minority languages in the twenty-first century increasingly overshadowed by their global counterparts, language maintenance and revitalisation are of paramount importance. Closely linked to these issues is the question of corpus planning.
O Maolalaigh, Roibeard, Pike, Lorna
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Attitudes towards Basque, Spanish and English in the Basque Country: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
, 2018 English is considered to be the current lingua franca due to its global status. Several factors such as prestige and its widespread use have enabled English to become one of the most spoken languages in the world.
Gurrutxaga Etxeberria, Itxaso
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