ABSTRACT

In this paper we provide a critical account of selected key linguistic and cultural revitalisation experiences in Mexico. For this aim, the project entitled Proyecto de Revitalización, Mantenimiento y Desarrollo Lingüístico y Cultural (Linguistic and Cultural Revitalisation, Maintenance and Development Project), which has been developed for over two decades, is briefly reviewed. We also analyse some recent youth musical creations, most notably hip hop and rock, and their dissemination via social media. Together with the collaborations that such initiatives have established with different actors in Mexico and around the world, a brief review of revitalisation methodologies and their outcomes is presented. We consider the specific contexts, achievements and challenges of these efforts, hoping to provide an overall evaluation of best practices for language revitalisation. Highlighting their impact in reversing language shift, as a critical reflection on crucial language revitalisation issues, this review also serves to evaluate our own recent efforts, especially in the blossoming realm of the arts and the media.

摘要

在本文中，我们对墨西哥选定的关键语言和文化复兴经历进行了批判性说明。为此，简要回顾了已开发了二十多年的名为 Proyecto de Revitalización, Mantenimiento y Desarrollo Lingüístico y Cultural（语言和文化复兴、维护和发展项目）的项目。我们还分析了一些最近的青年音乐创作，尤其是嘻哈和摇滚，以及它们通过社交媒体的传播。连同此类倡议与墨西哥和世界各地的不同参与者建立的合作，简要回顾了振兴方法及其成果。我们考虑这些努力的具体背景、成就和挑战，希望提供语言振兴最佳实践的整体评估。强调它们在扭转语言转变方面的影响，作为对关键语言振兴问题的批判性反思，这篇评论也有助于评估我们自己最近的努力，尤其是在蓬勃发展的艺术和媒体领域。