Leanne Hinton
3. LANGUAGE REVITALIZATION
chapter surveys developments language revitalization movement dates approximately 1990s builds prior work language maintenance see fishman 1991 2001 language death dorian 1981 1989 focusing indigenous languages discusses role nature appropriate linguistic documentation possibilities bilingual education methods promoting oral fluency intergenerational transmission affected languages various avenues language revitalization proactive approach continued use particular language described see hinton amp hale 2001 contrast smaller minority languages europe long literary traditions many indigenous languages americas elsewhere solely primarily oral languages thus revitalization efforts aim promote conversational fluency among speakers community related literature falls four main categories theoretical empirical works language revitalization b applied works revitalization practice c pedagogical reference publications legal documents support impede revitalization languages recent examples current literature category reviewed