Linguistic Vitality, Endangerment, and Resilience
| dc.contributor.author | Roche, Gerald | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-08-24T03:53:14Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-08-24T03:53:14Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017-08 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The concept of “resilience” originated in both ecology and psychology, and refers to the propensity of a system or entity to “bounce back” from a disturbance. Recently, the concept has found increasing application within linguistics, particularly the study of endangered languages. In this context, resilience is used to describe one aspect of long-term, cyclical changes in language vitality. Proponents of “resilience linguistics” argue that understanding long-term patterns of language vitality can be of use in fostering resilience in, and therefore maintenance of, endangered languages. This article takes a critical look at these proposals, based on the examination of long-term trends in the Monguor and Saami languages. | |
| dc.format.extent | 34 pages | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Roche, Gerald. 2017. Linguistic vitality, endangerment, and resilience. Language Documentation & Conservation 11: 190–223. | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1934-5275 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10125/24733 | |
| dc.language.iso | en-US | |
| dc.publisher | University of Hawaii Press | |
| dc.rights | Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International | |
| dc.subject | language endangerment | |
| dc.subject | language vitality | |
| dc.subject | linguistic resilience | |
| dc.subject | resilience | |
| dc.title | Linguistic Vitality, Endangerment, and Resilience | |
| dc.type | Article | |
| dc.type.dcmi | Text | |
| prism.endingpage | 223 | |
| prism.startingpage | 190 |