Sociolinguistic Studies · 2005 · 62 citations · 8 references
Language StudiesLinguisticsEndangered LanguagesHistorical LinguisticsSociolinguisticsLanguage ChangeLanguage DeathLanguage EndangermentLanguage RevitalizationAims Of EducationBuilding Common GroundLanguage Death TypologyLanguage Endangerment DiscourseLanguage Revitalization IdeologyLanguage Revitalization PoliticsLanguage Revitalization PotentialSociolinguistics Of Language Death
Attempts to revitalize Breton have led to the appearance of a learner variety of the language which is by no means universally accepted. This article reviews the major trends that commentators have taken with regard to this variety –néo-breton– and, as the variety of Breton most likely to survive into the twenty-first century, the likely domains where this variety will be used are examined. Differences with traditional Breton are discussed, as is the controversial nature of néo-breton in the eyes of somecommentators and native speakers. Within the field of language death studies, the appearance of ‘neo-’ languages has implications for the stages a language experiencing attrition goes through and whether these ‘neo’ varieties do realistically represent a future for the endangered language. An examination of the differing expectations of various groups invo l ved in the debate seeks to establish common ground between them, through making explicit the different aims of the groups and where these aims converge. As tentativas por revitalizar o bretón conduciron á aparición dunha variedade de principiantes que non é unanimemente aceptada. Este artigo pasa en revista as principais tendencias que os inve s t i gadores adoptaron fronte a esta variedade –o neobretón– e mais examina (como a variedade do bretón con máis posibilidades de supervivencia no século XXI) os campos onde será máis probable que se use. Coméntanse as diferenzas co bretón tradicional, tal e como se reflicte na controvertida natureza que posúe o neobretón para algúns investigadores e locutores nativos. Dentro do eido de estudo da morte das linguas, a aparición das ‘neo-’linguas posúe implicacións nos estadios que atravesa unha lingua en proceso de perda, e tamén en se estas ‘neo’ variedades realmente representan unha posibilidade de futuro para as linguas en perigo. O noso exame das diferentes ex p e c t a t ivas de varios dos grupos involucrados no debate pretende establecer un marco común entre os mesmos, explicitando os seus diferentes obxectivos e a súa posible evolución.
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