The Role of Input in Language Revitalization: The Case of Lexical Development

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dc.contributor.authorO’Grady, William
dc.contributor.authorHeaton, Raina
dc.contributor.authorBulalang, Sharon
dc.contributor.authorKing, Jeanette
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-06T02:13:51Z
dc.date.available2021-10-06T02:13:51Z
dc.date.issued2021-10
dc.description.abstractImmersion programs have long been considered the gold standard for school-based language revitalization, but surprisingly little attention has been paid to the quantity and quality of the input that they provide to young language learners. Drawing on new data from three such programs (Kaqchikel, Western Subanon, and Māori), each with its own particular motivation, objectives, and pedagogical practices, we examine a key component of this revitalization strategy, namely the amount and type of lexical input that children receive. Our findings include previously unknown facts about the number of words that children in these programs hear per hour, the ratio of word tokens to word types, and the skewed frequency distribution of the particular words that make up the input. We discuss our findings with reference both to comparable measures for first language acquisition in a home setting and to their relevance for pedagogical strategies in the classroom.
dc.description.sponsorshipNational Foreign Language Resource Center
dc.format.extent25 pages
dc.identifier.citationO'Grady, William, Raina Heaton, Sharon Bulalang, Jeanette King. 2021. The Role of Input in Language Revitalization: The Case of Lexical Development. Language Documentation & Conservation 15: 433-457.
dc.identifier.doiISSN 1934-5275
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10125/74651
dc.language.isoen-US
dc.publisherUniversity of Hawaii Press
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial 3.0 United States*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/us/*
dc.subjectImmersion method (Language teaching)
dc.subjectMaori language
dc.subjectWestern Subanon dialect
dc.subjectCakchikel language
dc.titleThe Role of Input in Language Revitalization: The Case of Lexical Development
dc.typeArticle
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prism.endingpage457
prism.publicationnameLanguage Documentation & Conservation
prism.startingpage433
prism.volume15

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