TY  - BOOK
AU  - Sallabank,Julia
TI  - Attitudes to Endangered Languages: Identities and Policies 
SN  - 9781139344166 (ebook)
AV  - P40.5.L33 S25 2013
U1  - 417/.7 23
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Language obsolescence
KW  - Language maintenance
KW  - Language attrition
N1  - Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016)
N2  - Language attitudes and ideologies are of key importance in assessing the chances of success of revitalisation efforts for endangered languages. However, few book-length studies relate attitudes to language policies, or address the changing attitudes of non-speakers and the motivations of members of language movements. Through a combination of ethnographic research and quantitative surveys, this book presents an in-depth study of revitalisation efforts for indigenous languages in three small islands round the British Isles. The author identifies and confronts key issues commonly faced by practitioners and researchers working in small language communities with little institutional support. This book explores the complex relationship of ideologies, identity and language-related beliefs and practices, and examines the implications of these factors for language revitalisation measures. Essential reading for researchers interested in language endangerment and revitalisation, sociolinguistics, linguistic anthropology and language policy and planning, as well as language planners and campaigners
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139344166
ER  -