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Toward a new conceptualisation of language revitalisation
Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development ( IF 1.961 ) Pub Date : 2020-10-23 , DOI: 10.1080/01434632.2020.1827645
Lenore A. Grenoble 1 , Lindsay J. Whaley 2
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ABSTRACT

This paper outlines a new model of language revitalisation that understands language to be a characteristic of a nexus of social activities rather than an independent object. Language use is one of an overall set of factors contributing to the wellbeing of a particular community. Our model treats language as one node (or a cluster of nodes) in a complex system of interacting behaviours. Changes to another node or in the language node(s) itself can impact overall social wellbeing, something often ignored by linguists (but not by other social scientists working in Indigenous communities). Disruption to an existing network occurs within a time frame; the longer the disruption, the more likely that the network redefines the group. Variables that define the language ecology operate on multiple levels. For the group and for individuals within the group, there can be considerable variation in usage and proficiency over time. Sustainability cannot be reduced to simple cause-and-effect relationships between sociocultural variables. The next phase of language revitalisation projects should be built around the concept of language activity as part of promoting community wellbeing. The use of complex networks that have been applied to human wellbeing in other contexts support our argument.



中文翻译:

走向语言复兴的新概念

摘要

本文概述了一种新的语言振兴模型,该模型将语言理解为社会活动联系的一个特征,而不是一个独立的对象。语言使用是有助于特定社区福祉的整体因素之一。我们的模型将语言视为复杂交互行为系统中的一个节点(或一组节点)。另一个节点或语言节点本身的变化会影响整体社会福祉,这是语言学家经常忽略的(但在土著社区工作的其他社会科学家不会)。现有网络的中断发生在一个时间范围内;中断时间越长,网络重新定义群体的可能性就越大。定义语言生态的变量在多个层次上运行。对于团体和团体内的个人,随着时间的推移,使用和熟练程度可能会有相当大的变化。可持续性不能被简化为社会文化变量之间的简单因果关系。下一阶段的语言振兴项目应围绕语言活动的概念展开,作为促进社区福祉的一部分。在其他情况下已应用于人类福祉的复杂网络的使用支持我们的论点。

更新日期:2020-10-23
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