Heritage Languages in the Digital Age : The Case of Autochthonous Minority Languages in Western Europe Hardback
Edited by Birte Arendt, Gertrud Reershemius
Part of the Multilingual Matters series
Hardback
Description
Against the backdrop of social media and internet use and their impact on communication, those working with minority (or autochthonous) heritage languages, including teachers, language activists and planners and researchers, are reassessing the media, language policy and teaching practices which they had previously applied to stem the tide of language shift towards majority languages.
The languages examined in this book are still spoken by a considerable number of speakers and enjoy varying and varied forms of institutional, legal, financial and ideological support.
While their overall numbers of speakers are declining, their importance for identity construction and commodification processes continues to increase.
This book addresses issues including the potential for a shift from a focus on oral to written practices; the rise of new communities of practice and communicative domains; and the need for resulting shifts in language policy and teaching methods.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:240 pages
- Publisher:Multilingual Matters
- Publication Date:16/04/2024
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- ISBN:9781800414228
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Only a few left - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:240 pages
- Publisher:Multilingual Matters
- Publication Date:16/04/2024
- Category:
- ISBN:9781800414228
