Year: 1997
Type: article
Abstract: Austratian IVdtional UnivensityAfter a general discussion of the processes leading to language endangerment and linguistic extinction, the author of this paper describes some specific measures available for promoting ethnic and linguistic survival in the Circumpolar North.Quoting experience,from other parts of the world, the author stresses the role of bilipgualism as well as biculturalism, which can potentially place small endangered populations in a position intellectu.allymore favourable than that of the dominant monolingual state nationalities.
DOI: 10.15021/00002948
Author: S. Α. Wurm
Language: English
Subfield: Linguistics and Language
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W249437856