Revitalizing Minority Languages: New Speakers of Breton, Yiddish and Lemko (Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities)
Michael Hornsby
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Description for Revitalizing Minority Languages: New Speakers of Breton, Yiddish and Lemko (Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities)
Hardcover. New speakers are an increasingly important aspect of the revitalization of minority languages since, in some cases, they can make up the majority of the language community in question. This volume examines this phenomenon from the viewpoint of three minority languages: Breton, Yiddish and Lemko. Series: Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities. Num Pages: 182 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CFB; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352.
New speakers are an increasingly important aspect of the revitalization of minority languages since, in some cases, they can make up the majority of the language community in question. This volume examines this phenomenon from the viewpoint of three minority languages: Breton, Yiddish and Lemko.
New speakers are an increasingly important aspect of the revitalization of minority languages since, in some cases, they can make up the majority of the language community in question. This volume examines this phenomenon from the viewpoint of three minority languages: Breton, Yiddish and Lemko.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Series
Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137498793
SKU
V9781137498793
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99-15
About Michael Hornsby
Michael Hornsby is currently a visiting professor in the Department of Celtic languages and literatures, Faculty of English, at Adam Mickiewicz University, Pozna?, Poland. He has previously worked at the Universities of Aberdeen and the Catholic University of Lublin.
Reviews for Revitalizing Minority Languages: New Speakers of Breton, Yiddish and Lemko (Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities)
"It is the book's diversity, both in examining the role of the 'new speaker' in three languages, and also the sociolinguistic divergence of the speaker communities in question, that make this volume appealing and relevant to a broad readership." -Dr Michelle Macleod, University of Aberdeen, UK "This is an innovative and thought-provoking book which whilst ... Read more