Revitalising Indigenous Languages : : How to Recreate a Lost Generation / / Marja-Liisa Olthuis, Suvi Kivelä, Tove Skutnabb-Kangas.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter MultiLingual Matters Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Olthuis, Marja-Liisa,; Kivelä, Suvi,; Skutnabb-Kangas, Tove,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2013]; ©2013
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Series: Linguistic Diversity and Language Rights
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (280 p.)

The book tells the story of the Indigenous Aanaar Saami language (around 350 speakers) and cultural revitalisation in Finland. It offers a new language revitalisation method that can be used with Indigenous and minority languages, especially in cases where the native language has been lost among people of a working age. The book gives practical examples as well as a theoretical frame of reference for how to plan, organise and implement an intensive language programme for adults who already have professional training. It is the first time that a process of revitalisation of a very small language has been systematically described from the beginning; it is a small-scale success story. The book finishes with self-reflection and cautious recommendations for Indigenous peoples and minorities who want to revive or revitalise their languages.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction -- 2. How Did the CASLE Project Start? -- 3. Aanaar Saami: A Small Saami Language -- 4. The CASLE Revitalisation Method -- 5. The CASLE Year -- 6. Complementary Aanaar Saami Language Education as a Project: CASLE 2009–2010 -- 7. What Has CASLE Achieved? What Does the Future Hold? -- Info Boxes -- References