دورية أكاديمية
Promoting Minority Language Use to Foster Revitalisation: Insights from New Speakers of West Frisian
| العنوان: | Promoting Minority Language Use to Foster Revitalisation: Insights from New Speakers of West Frisian |
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| اللغة: | English |
| المؤلفون: | Ruth Kircher (ORCID |
| المصدر: | Applied Linguistics. 2024 45(3):514-532. |
| الإتاحة: | Oxford University Press. Great Clarendon Street, Oxford, OX2 6DP, UK. Tel: +44-1865-353907; Fax: +44-1865-353485; e-mail: jnls.cust.serv@oxfordjournals.org; Web site: http://applij.oxfordjournals.org/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 19 |
| تاريخ النشر: | 2024 |
| نوع الوثيقة: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Language Planning, Language Usage, Language Minorities, Indo European Languages, Foreign Countries, Language Maintenance, Language Patterns |
| مصطلحات جغرافية: | Netherlands |
| DOI: | 10.1093/applin/amad045 |
| تدمد: | 0142-6001 1477-450X |
| مستخلص: | Language planners are increasingly aware of the importance of new speakers (individuals acquiring a language outside the home, typically later-on in life) for the revitalisation of minority languages. Yet, little is known about new speakers' activation (the process by which they become active and habitual minority language users). This article presents a questionnaire-based investigation of new speakers' (n = 264) use of West Frisian in Fryslân, Netherlands--and the role traditional speakers play in new speakers' activation. Qualitative and quantitative data show that participants use West Frisian only rarely; and when they do use it, it is mainly in the classroom. Minority language interactions outside the classroom, with traditional speakers, consist mostly of a few tokenistic words or phrases. The findings show to what extent different behaviours by traditional speakers discourage and/or encourage new speakers' minority language use, highlighting how the complex dynamics between the speaker groups are hindering revitalisation efforts. The article discusses the implications of these findings for language planning to promote the activation of new speakers, and thereby the revitalisation of West Frisian. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| ملاحظات: | https://osf.io/4n3cf |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| رقم الأكسشن: | EJ1429400 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | ERIC |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 0142-6001 1477-450X |
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| DOI: | 10.1093/applin/amad045 |