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Attitudes to Endangered Languages: Identities and Policies
By Julia Sallabank
Published by Cambridge University Press

Language attitudes and ideologies are of key importance in assessing the chances of success of revitalization 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 revitalization 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 revitalization measures. Essential reading for researchers interested in language endangerment and revitalization, sociolinguistics, linguistic anthropology and language policy and planning, as well as language planners and campaigners.

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