Guernsey French, identity and language endangerment.
Year: 2006
Type: book-chapter
Abstract: This chapter looks examines the effects of identity on revitalization efforts in the context of a small and dwindling language community. It discusses the nature and inter-relationship of identity, ethnicity and culture, and their roles in language choice and attitudes, relating these to the ethnolinguistic vitality of the indigenous language in Guernsey. It is often assumed in discourse on language endangerment that language plays an significant part in identity, but this view is not necessarily consistent with the language shift taking place in many places around the world. This paper considers to what extent language shift entails the loss of part of speakers' identity, and the role of identity in language maintenance.
Author: Julia Sallabank
Language: English
Subfield: Linguistics and Language
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: University of Reading
OpenAlex ID: W1828699090