Language acquisition and language revitalization William O’Grady and Ryoko Hattori [electronic resource] /
Material type: ArticlePublication details: 2016Description: 1 online resource (p. 45-57) : digital fileSubject(s): Language revitalization | Bilingualism in childrenOnline resources: Full text In: Language, Documentation & Conservation Vol. 10 (2016), p. 45-57Abstract: Intergenerational transmission, the ultimate goal of language revitalization efforts, can only be achieved by (re)establishing the conditions under which an imperiled language can be acquired by the community’s children. This paper presents a tutorial survey of several key points relating to language acquisition and maintenance in children, focusing on four matters that are of direct relevance to work on language revitalization.Intergenerational transmission, the ultimate goal of language revitalization efforts, can only be achieved by (re)establishing the conditions under which an imperiled language can be acquired by the community’s children. This paper presents a tutorial survey of several key points relating to language acquisition and maintenance in children, focusing on four matters that are of direct relevance to work on language revitalization.
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