We Are Our Language

An Ethnography Of Language Revitalization In A Northern Athabaskan Community

by Barbra A. Meek
language: english
Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA PRESS, February of 2012 ‧
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Presenting the case of Kaska, an endangered language in an Athabaskan community in the Yukon, the author asserts that language revitalization requires more than just linguistic rehabilitation; it demands a social transformation. The process must mend rips in the social fabric of the language community that result from an enduring colonial history focused on termination.

We Are Our Language

An Ethnography Of Language Revitalization In A Northern Athabaskan Community

by Barbra A. Meek

Property Description
ISBN: 9780816514533
Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA PRESS
Release Date: February of 2012
Language: English
Dimensions: 152 x 229 x 18 mm
Cover: Softcover
Pages: 232
Format: Book
Collection: Culture & Technology S.
Categories: Books in English > Social Sciences and Humanities > Sociology
EAN: 9780816514533

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