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McKay, Graham R. "Policy and Indigenous languages in Australia." Australian Review of Applied Linguistics 34, no. 3 (2011): 297–319. http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/aral.34.3.03mck.

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The use of Indigenous languages has been declining over the period of non-Aboriginal settlement in Australia as a result of repressive policies, both explicit and implicit. The National Policy on Languages (Lo Bianco, 1987) was the high point of language policy in Australia, given its national scope and status and its attempt to encompass all aspects of language use. Indigenous languages received significant recognition as an important social and cultural resource in this policy, but subsequent national policy developments moved via a focus on economic utility to an almost exclusive emphasis o

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Owojecho, Francis. "Implementation Challenges of National Language Policy in Nigeria: The Roles of the Indigenous Languages." International Journal of Language and Literary Studies 2, no. 1 (2020): 270–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.36892/ijlls.v2i1.183.

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The administration and maintenance of linguistic plurality and multilingualism in Nigeria seem to come with a lot of challenges, given a setting within which English is still being assigned dominant functional roles. Language policy which is a deliberate effort to mandate specific language behaviours in particular contexts is characterized by many obvious implementation defects in Nigeria. Such defects revolve around lack of decisive policy guidelines being implemented about language development and allocation, language use, language rights, and a host of other important issues. This paper exa

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Machinskaya, D. A. "Legislative regulation of minority languages in the Russian Federation." Izvestiya MGTU MAMI 8, no. 1-5 (2014): 204–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.17816/2074-0530-67571.

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The article deals with the problem of legal regulation of minority languages in the Russian Federation. There are analyzed in detail the sources of regulation of legal status of minority languages. Particular attention is paid to the national-cultural autonomies and their role in development and support of linguistic rights. The article highlights some of the sources to develop, maintain and functioning of languages of indigenous peoples of the Russian Federation. Identified and justified are the need for changes in Russian legislation in the field of national and linguistic relations.

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Borgoiakova, Tamara G., Aurika V. Guseinova, and Karina A. Pokoiakova. "Languages of Minority Ethnic Groups of Southern Siberia: Status-Discursive Representation in the Socio-Cultural Context." Polylinguality and Transcultural Practices 19, no. 3 (2022): 439–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.22363/2618-897x-2022-19-3-439-452.

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The paper presents a comprehensive analysis of the status-discursive representation of the indigenous languages on the example of the Republics of Southern Siberia with the involvement of empirical sociolinguistic and psycholinguistic material. The presence of zones of social consensus in the conditions of the trilingual communicative space of the republics, which is organized according to a single model “two state languages (Russian and titular) + language/languages of the respective indigenous ethnic groups”, is revealed. They are due to the common legal support of indigenous nations and the

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Vincze, Veronika, Ágoston Nagy, Csilla Horváth, et al. "FinUgRevita: Developing Language Technology Tools for Udmurt and Mansi." Septentrio Conference Series, no. 2 (June 17, 2015): 108. http://dx.doi.org/10.7557/5.3473.

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Nowadays, digital language use such as reading and writing e-mails, chats, messages, weblogs and comments on websites and social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter has increased the amount of written language production for most of the users. Thus, it is primarily important for speakers of minority languages to have the possibility of using their own languages in the digital world too. The FinUgRevita project aims at providing computational language tools for endangered indigenous Finno-Ugric languages in Russia, assisting the speakers of these languages in using the indigenous langu

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Yagmur, Kutlay. "The concept of minority/minorities in the European national and supranational EU discourse." Multilingua 38, no. 2 (2019): 213–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/multi-2018-0063.

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Abstract European discourse on linguistic minorities reflect the construction of inter-ethnic boundaries between national (such as Dutch or French), indigenous minorities (such as Basque, Catalan or Frisian), and immigrant minorities (Arabic, Berber or Turkish). In the European public discourse on immigrant minority groups, two major characteristics emerge: immigrant minority groups are often referred to as foreigners (étrangers, Ausländer) and as being in need of integration. It is common practice to refer to immigrant minority groups in terms of non-national residents and to their languages

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Isern, Neus, and Joaquim Fort. "Language extinction and linguistic fronts." Journal of The Royal Society Interface 11, no. 94 (2014): 20140028. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2014.0028.

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Language diversity has become greatly endangered in the past centuries owing to processes of language shift from indigenous languages to other languages that are seen as socially and economically more advantageous, resulting in the death or doom of minority languages. In this paper, we define a new language competition model that can describe the historical decline of minority languages in competition with more advantageous languages. We then implement this non-spatial model as an interaction term in a reaction–diffusion system to model the evolution of the two competing languages. We use the

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DOCHU, A. R. "CODIFICATION OF THE CRIMEAN TATAR LANGUAGE: THE EXPERIENCE OF THE ENDANGERED LANGUAGES OF EUROPE AND THE WORLD." Movoznavstvo 323, no. 2 (2022): 63–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.33190/0027-2833-323-2022-2-004.

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The article is devoted to the codification of the Crimean Tatar language on the example of the endangered languages of Europe and the world. The problem of codification of the codification of the Crimean Tatar language, in particular the normalization of the alphabet and the return to Latin script, requires the adoption of a number of laws and regulations at the national legislative level, as the success of codification depends not only on community perception but also state support. The issue of the preservation and development of endangered languages can be addressed not only at the national

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WASSERMAN, HERMAN. "Between the Local and the Global: South African Languages and the Internet." African and Asian Studies 1, no. 4 (2002): 303–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/156921002x00042.

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ABSTRACT This article addresses some of the potential of the Internet in building a new South African nationhood, especially through language. However, before the Internet can really promote multilingualism and multiculturalism in South Africa, the severe inequalities that mark access to the medium need to be overcome, possibly by sharing resources between minority languages, of which Afrikaans is economically in the strongest position. Within the globalised world order, English is at the top of the hierarchy of dominance. It is the most commonly spoken second language and the lingua franca in

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Dorzheeva, Victoria V., Olga Yu Sleptsova, and Yulia G. Stepanova. "Preservation and Development of the Native Languages of Indigenous Minorities." Общество: социология, психология, педагогика, no. 2 (February 26, 2025): 16–25. https://doi.org/10.24158/spp.2025.2.1.

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The article delves into the analysis of data obtained through a sociological survey of the indigenous residents of a settlement that serves as the administrative center of a municipal district in the Magadan region, recog-nized as a traditional habitat and site for the customary economic activities of the indigenous minorities of the Russian Federation. National censuses have documented a decline in the population of indigenous minorities residing in the Magadan region, revealing a decrease in the number of speakers of the native languages of the Northern indigenous peoples. The issues of pres

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Islamli, L. "DIGITAL PRESERVATION OF MINORITY LANGUAGES." Scientific heritage, no. 161 (May 27, 2025): 50–55. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15524069.

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This study examines the role of digital technologies in the documentation, preservation, and revitalization of minority languages. With approximately 40% of the world’s languages facing extinction, traditional preservation methods often struggle with resource limitations and accessibility. Utilizing both qualitative and comparative research methodologies, this research analyzes a range of digital tools and platforms, such as mobile applications, AI-driven language models, and online archives, across various linguistic contexts. Findings highlight that while digital technologies offer sig

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Hladonik, Gergely. "Austrian Language Policy on the rights to mother tongue education." Acta Academiae Beregsasiensis, Philologica II, no. 2 (2023): 120–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.58423/2786-6726/2023-2-120-132.

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Austrian Language Policy on the rights to mother tongue education The study focuses on Austria’s key language policies and legislations that have an impact on German as a state language as well as minority languages. The Federal Constitution of Austria contains the most important regulations protecting German and minority languages. The first three articles of Austria's Constitution are critical legislations for the protection of state and minority languages. The Austrian Federal Constitution requires ethnic communities to be protected and preserved. The study then goes on to explore the prima

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АЛЬБЕКОВ, Н. Н. "THE CHECHEN LANGUAGE IN THE CONTEXT OF THE FUNCTIONING OF MINORITY LANGUAGES." Вестник Академии наук Чеченской Республики, no. 1(64) (September 10, 2024): 97–101. http://dx.doi.org/10.25744/vestnik.2024.54.87.014.

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В статье дается краткий анализ официальной и неофициальной деятельности че ченского языка в контексте функционирования миноритарных языков. Отмечаются некоторые факторы, которые способствуют развитию и сохранению чеченского языка. Указывается, что чеченский язык является одним из крупнейших языков среди языков коренных народов РФ и зани мает третье место по числу говорящих на нем. Отмечается также и география распростране ния и функционирования чеченского языка. The article provides a brief analysis of the official and unofficial activities of the Chechen language in the context of the functio

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Pain, Emil. "Positive Alignment in Language Policy: Pros and Cons. The Experience of the USSR, Modern Russia and Other States." Issues of Economic Theory 24, no. 3 (2024): 151–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.52342/2587-7666vte_2024_3_151_170.

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The article shows the dynamics over the last century of the affirmative action policy in the field of preservation and revival of minority and indigenous languages. The analysis is based on a comparison of the language policies of the Soviet Union, post-Soviet Russia and a number of foreign countries. The Soviet policy of "korenization" (1920s – early 1930s) was the world's first experience of creating advantages for the development of minority and indigenous languages, as well as the complete opposite of the policy of prohibitions on the use of such languages, typical at that time for many co

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Ragozina, Liudmila, Gennady Chebotarev, and Elena Titova. "Cultural Activities/Facilities and the Media." European Yearbook of Minority Issues Online 18, no. 1 (2021): 141–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/22116117_01801007.

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This article reviews the 2019 international developments related to cultural activities and facilities as well as issues concerning media in the context of European minorities. Among the highlights are the preliminary views delivered by the UN Human Rights Committee concerning the cultural autonomy of the Sami indigenous peoples in Finland in Sanila-Aikio v. Finland and Käkkäläjärvi et al. v. Finland, the 2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages, and the EU Council Recommendation on a comprehensive approach to the teaching and learning of languages. The theme of biand multilingual educa

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Perlin, Ross, Daniel Kaufman, Mark Turin, Maya Daurio, Sienna Craig, and Jason Lampel. "Mapping Urban Linguistic Diversity in New York City: Motives, Methods, Tools, and Outcomes." Language Documentation and Conservation 15 (January 1, 2021): 458–90. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5834074.

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Communities around the world have distinctive ways of representing language use across space and territory. The approach to and method of mapping languages that began with nineteenth-century European dialectology and colonial boundary making is one such way. Though practiced by relatively few linguists today, language mapping has developed considerably from its roots yet remains stymied by problems of ideology, representation, and data quality. In this paper, we argue that digital language mapping in hyperdiverse cities can both contribute to overcoming these problems and bring visibility and

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Balosa, David. "Existential sociolinguistics and existential justice: Addressing minority-language issues in multilingual societies." International Journal of Language Studies 18, no. 2 (2024): 35–62. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10475254.

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This study explores the way an existential sociolinguistic paradigm helps to deconstruct the oppression and exclusion of minority or indigenous languages in multilingual societies in the Global North and in the Global South. It uses the theoretical framework of existential sociolinguistics and the method of philosophical reflection to address the question: How can existential sociolinguistics foster existential justice in building more humane relations (BMHR) among languages within multilingual societies? It argues that existential justice as an overarching justice encompasses all models of ju

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Hemphill, Christy, and Aaron Hemphill. "Maximizing Scalability in Literacy Game App Design for Minority Languages." International Journal of Technology in Education 4, no. 4 (2021): 668–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.46328/ijte.138.

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Minority language communities lack access to educational technology that facilitates literacy skill building. The approach currently taken by most educational game app developers privileges widely spoken languages and often requires intensive resource investment. In response, a new game app was designed to provide easily localized, pedagogically appropriate games for literacy skill building. Scalability to multiple minority languages was possible through a programming design based on language packs that could be compiled by local implementation teams without specialized technical skills and wi

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Danbolt, Live Drange. "The challenge of bilingualism in a multilingual society: The Bolivian Case." Journal of Intercultural Communication 11, no. 3 (2011): 1–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.36923/jicc.v11i3.533.

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Bolivia is a multilingual society recognising as many as 36 different ethnic groups with more or less different languages. The attitude towards bilingualism is based on experiences acquired over centuries through a history characterized by a minority ruling the majority. As in the other Latin American countries the ruling elite of Spanish descent has systematically neglected the culture and languages of the indigenous peoples. The Educational Reform of 1994 represented a significant shift in language and education policy, promoting bilingual primary education in areas dominated by indigenous p

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Edwards, John. "Language Minorities and Language Maintenance." Annual Review of Applied Linguistics 17 (March 1997): 30–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0267190500003263.

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The position of minority groups and the maintenance of their languages are very much in the news today. For (largely) indigenous minorities, consider the case of continental Europe: As it moves—sometimes erratically—towards federalism, its minorities and its “stateless” peoples are pressing for increased and improved recognition. In October 1981, the European Parliament adopted the Arfé resolution, providing such recognition. A number of further developments have occurred, important among which was the establishment in 1982 of the Dublin-based Bureau for Lesser Used Languages. Its Secretary-Ge

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Riekkinen, Mariya. "International Developments 2015: Cultural Activities and Facilities, Including the Media." European Yearbook of Minority Issues Online 14, no. 1 (2017): 90–119. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/22116117_01401005.

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This section gives an overview of international developments from the perspective of minority rights concerning cultural activities and cultural facilities, as well as the issues of the media and, more broadly, freedom of expression. In dealing with cultural activities and facilities, it departs from the provisions of Article 12 of the European Charter for Regional and Minority Languages (ETS No. 148). Although the provisions of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages provide the conceptual point of departure, this section does not limit its analysis to only language issues but

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Muringa, Tendai Fortune. "The Representation of Minority Languages and Indigenous Cultures in Zimbabwean Museums." International Journal of the Inclusive Museum 5, no. 1 (2013): 37–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.18848/1835-2014/cgp/v05i01/44389.

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Arraiza, José-María. "Blueprints for Babel: Legal Policy Options for Minority and Indigenous Languages." European Public Law 17, Issue 1 (2011): 111–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.54648/euro2011009.

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Questions of language are questions of power. Legal policy decisions on minority languages reflect concrete ethno-national political struggles, which use culture as a platform. They also reflect a global policy shift towards multiculturalism, which legitimizes diversity. Choices in the key parameters of territoriality, recognition, institutional scope, and obligations for newcomers balance competing interests of majority and minority individuals while pursuing the stability of state structures. European regional standards offer a menu of options for this end. A comparison of the cases of Spain

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Hinton, Leanne. "3. LANGUAGE REVITALIZATION." Annual Review of Applied Linguistics 23 (March 2003): 44–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0267190503000187.

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This chapter surveys developments in language revitalization, a movement that dates approximately from the 1990s and builds on prior work on language maintenance (see Fishman, 1991; 2001) and language death (Dorian, 1981; 1989). Focusing on indigenous languages, it discusses the role and nature of appropriate linguistic documentation, possibilities for bilingual education, and methods of promoting oral fluency and intergenerational transmission in affected languages. Various avenues for language revitalization, a proactive approach to the continued use of a particular language, are then descri

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Tabasum Niroo, Woloyat. "Language Revitalisation in Gaelic Scotland." Journal of International Students 11, no. 3 (2021): 765–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.32674/jis.v11i3.3744.

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Through their native languages, certain groups of people claim political, social, geographical, and ethnic identity and a legal base for their existence. Colonialism, however, has vanished minority spoken languages in many parts of the world. Additionally, despite claims of a “global village,” the advent of internationalization has further isolated indigenous languages in some parts of the world. Revitalizing and preventing those languages from dwindling from their spoken communities is crucial for scholars of linguistics, sociology, cultural studies, and education. Dunmore, in the book Langua

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Skutnabb-Kangas, Tove. "Linguistic Diversity, Language Rights And Language Ecology." Sustainable Multilingualism 13, no. 1 (2018): 14–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/sm-2018-0011.

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Summary Aiming at the maintenance of biodiversity and healthy ecosystem in the world – vital issues of the 21st century – it is important to preserve linguistic diversity and prevent the increasing language endangerment, thus ensuring the support of linguistic human rights. The author presents a comprehensive explanation of the key terms related to linguistic diversity and language ecology and investigates if educational language rights in international and regional Charters/Conventions support the maintenance of indigenous, tribal and minority languages (the world’s linguistic diversity), thu

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Mensah, Timothy, Bright Essel, George Sam, Samuel Kwame Afful, and Dennis Amakye Okyere. "Necessity of Translating the Ghana National Anthem into Indigenous Languages." Integrated Journal for Research in Arts and Humanities 3, no. 2 (2023): 106–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.55544/ijrah.3.2.18.

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National anthems are an integral part of every country's identity and heritage. The national anthem represents a country's culture, history, and traditions. However, in many countries, the official anthem is only available in one language, usually the dominant language spoken by most of the population. This exclusionary approach denies linguistic diversity and undermines the cultural rights of minority groups, particularly indigenous communities who are illiterates. In this research paper, we argue that it is necessary to translate the Ghana national anthem into indigenous languages to promote

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Mawa, Jannatul. "HARMONIZING EDUCATIONAL DIVERSITY: INTEGRATING INDIGENOUS AND ETHNIC MINORITY PERSPECTIVES IN BANGLADESH, INSPIRED BY AUSTRALIAN MODELS." International Journal of Advanced Research 12, no. 11 (2024): 1330–44. https://doi.org/10.21474/ijar01/19948.

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The integration of indigenous and ethnic minority perspectives into educational systems poses a complex challenge in diverse societies like Bangladesh. This article delves into these challenges, examining historical exclusion, systemic neglect, and the contemporary efforts to include marginalized voices in national educational frameworks. Indigenous communities, such as the Chakma, Garo,Marma, and others in Bangladesh, have long been underrepresented in curricula that primarily reflect the values and history of the dominant Bengali majority. This marginalization perpetuates educational inequit

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Jhatial, Zeeshan, and Jasia Khan. "Language Shift and Maintenance: The Case of Dhatki and Marwari Speaking Youth." Journal of Communication and Cultural Trends 3, no. 2 (2021): 59–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.32350/jcct.32.03.

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Many languages are endangered or facing extinction in this rapidly globalized world. A major cause of language death across the world is language shift (Dweik & Al-Refai, 2015; Campbell, 1994). Pakistan is home to various ethnicities and languages. Many indigenous languages are spoken in Pakistan; however, with English being the official language and Urdu being the national language, many minority languages face the risk of extinction, as language shift towards the more dominant languages occurs in the indigenous communities of the country. This paper aims to investigate the process of lan

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Folaron, Debbie. "Translation and minority, lesser-used and lesser-translated languages and cultures." Journal of Specialised Translation, no. 24 (July 25, 2015): 16–27. https://doi.org/10.26034/cm.jostrans.2015.320.

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Over the past decade, there have been repeated calls by linguists and institutions to recognise and protect languages that are not considered to be 'majority' or 'world' languages. Indigenous, aboriginal, minority, minor, lesser-used: they constitute about 90% of the world's 7000 languages. A growing number of articles and essays have also been devoted to discussing lesser-translated languages. It is interesting to note that although many nation-states throughout the world have some type of bilingual or multilingual language policy in place, these language policies do not always confer equal s

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Kamwangamalu, Nkonko M. "14. SOCIAL CHANGE AND LANGUAGE SHIFT: SOUTH AFRICA." Annual Review of Applied Linguistics 23 (March 2003): 225–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0267190503000291.

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Studies of social change and language maintenance and shift have tended to focus on minority immigrant languages (e.g., Fishman, 1991; Gal, 1979; Milroy, 2001; Stoessel, 2002). Very little is known about language shift from a demographically dominant language to a minority but economically dominant one (e.g., Bowerman, 2000; de Klerk, 2000; Kamwangamalu, 2001, 2002a,b, & in press; Reagan, 2001). This chapter contributes to such research by looking at the current language shift from majority African languages such as Sotho, Xhosa, and Zulu to English in South Africa. In particular, it exami

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Naydenova, Elena A. "Motivation factors for schoolchildren of the indigenous small-numbered peoples of the North, Siberia, and the Far East of the Russian Federation to study native languages." Revista Tempos e Espaços em Educação 14, no. 33 (2021): e16913. http://dx.doi.org/10.20952/revtee.v14i33.16913.

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The extent to which a language is used affects its level of vitality. If a language is not included in a variety of spheres of human interaction, it joins the ranks of minority languages – the endangered languages (as opposed to the majoritarian languages, which are not threatened). In this regard, of serious concern is the state of the languages of the indigenous small-numbered peoples of the North, Siberia, and the Far East, the population of which does not exceed 50 thousand people. The number of speakers of these languages is decreasing rapidly every year. As part of the state assignment o

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ATKUNOVA, D. A. "MODERN ETHNO-LINGUISTIC PROCESSES OF INDIGENOUS SMALLNUMBERED PEOPLES OF THE TAIGA ZONE OF THE ALTAI REPUBLI." Ethnography of Altai and Adjacent Territories 11 (2023): 4–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.37386/2687-0592-2023-11-4-11.

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Based on the analysis of various sources, basic scientifc research and own feld materials, the article examines the modern ethno-linguistic processes of the indigenous peoples of the taiga zone of the Altai Republic. The article presents an overview of the measures taken to preserve the language of indigenous minorities (Kumandins, Tubalars and Chelkans), in particular, to publish fction and educational literature in their native language. The processes of ethnolinguistic transformation among these ethnic groups of the beginning of the XXI century are presented, the functionality of the langua

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Bao, Zhiming, Ruiqing Shen, and Kunmei Han. "Languages and language contact in China." Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages 38, no. 1 (2023): 1–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/jpcl.00101.bao.

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Abstract China is ethnically and linguistically diverse. There are 56 officially recognized ethnic groups in the country, including the majority Han, with a 1.2 billion-strong population and Tatar, the smallest minority group with only 3,556 people residing in Xinjiang, according to the 2010 Population Census of the People’s Republic of China, the latest census data available on the government’s website (www.stats.gov.cn). The Han accounts for 91.6% of the population, with the minorities taking up the balance of 8.4%. Most ethnic groups have their own languages, which fall into typologically d

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Greenwood, Margo. "Language, Culture, and Early Childhood: Indigenous Children’s Rights in a Time of Transformation." Canadian Journal of Children's Rights / Revue canadienne des droits des enfants 3, no. 1 (2016): 16–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.22215/cjcr.v3i1.85.

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Article 30 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) sets out the rights of Indigenous and minority children to learn about and practice their own culture, religion, and language in countries where these practices are not shared by the majority of the population. The provisions of Article 30 are particularly relevant in nations such as Canada that are built upon a history of colonization, where for generations Indigenous children have been dispossessed of their cultures, languages, territories, family and community ties—all of the foundational elements of healthy and

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Avendaño, Carlos Sánchez, and Henry Angulo-Jiménez. "Thematic Picture Dictionaries and Other Visual Resources for Costa Rican Indigenous Languages: Beyond Bilingual Equivalencies." Dictionaries: Journal of the Dictionary Society of North America 44, no. 2 (2023): 239–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/dic.2023.a915073.

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ABSTRACT: Picture dictionaries are thematically organized resources for the presentation of (especially referential) word meaning, mainly—and sometimes solely—through visual strategies such as illustrations, images, arrows, and colors. This article contrasts the bilingual alphabetical tradition with a monolingual visuo-thematic approach to the creation of lexicographic resources for Costa Rican Indigenous languages. It then illustrates the latter approach with the description of the process followed to create picture dictionaries and other visual resources for these languages in two projects o

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Sartor, Valerie. "Teaching English in Turkmenistan." English Today 26, no. 4 (2010): 29–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0266078410000313.

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The English language has fast become a global language. In Asia, from the far steppes of Mongolia to the beaches of Thailand, to the shores of the Caspian Sea, English print, music, and along with language, Western values, have spread and multiplied. New technology and media, especially the Internet (Crystal, 1996/2003), have helped carry English to people of all nationalities and economic classes. But many scholars feel that the rise of English is connected with the downfall of indigenous languages (Fishman, 1996; Crawford, 1996; McCarty, 2003). Minority languages face extinction as English r

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Scheer, Catherine. "Cambodia, a Model of Multilingual Education? Past and Present Perspectives on Teaching Indigenous Minority Languages in a Khmer Nation." Moussons 45 (2025): 27–60. https://doi.org/10.4000/147jn.

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In international forums on Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE), Cambodia has, over the past decade, come to be considered as a role model in Southeast Asia. The Cambodian Ministry of Education and Youth’s 2015 National Action Plan, which aims to increase the number and quality of classes for “indigenous ethnic minorities” in their mother tongue, has often been cited in reports and meetings about the region. However, Cambodia’s exemplarity must be scrutinized in context. The country’s indigenous minorities make up only about 2% of the national population, and since the colonial

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Linkov, Václav, Kieran O’Doherty, Eunsoo Choi, and Gyuseog Han. "Linguistic Diversity Index: A Scientometric Measure to Enhance the Relevance of Small and Minority Group Languages." SAGE Open 11, no. 2 (2021): 215824402110091. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/21582440211009191.

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Current scientometric indexes do not encourage the linguistic diversity of sources cited in academic texts and researchers are not motivated to cite texts written in smaller languages. This diminishes the cultural diversity of the sources cited and limits the representation of small and indigenous cultures. This text proposes a scientometric measure designed to encourage the linguistic diversity of sources cited in articles, books, and papers. The Linguistic Diversity Index is based on two stipulations: (a) the more linguistically diverse the sources, the higher the score, and (b) the rarer th

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Cely Betancourt, Blanca Lucia, Karen Dayanna Zea Jaimes, Luisa María Bohórquez Quesada, and Erika Dayanna Gil Rodriguez. "Reflections on the Role of Indigenous Languages in the Context of Bilingualism Policies in Colombia." Ciencia Latina Revista Científica Multidisciplinar 7, no. 6 (2023): 2497–516. http://dx.doi.org/10.37811/cl_rcm.v7i6.8872.

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Colombia is one of the most diverse countries in cultural and linguistic terms, with 68 indigenous languages in different regions. However, because of the bilingualism policies implemented in the country and the decision to promote the teaching of English as a foreign language from a homogenization perspective, a great majority of languages have been disappearing over time, which affects the cultural and historical legacy that these languages allow. The trends of the globalized world have provoked non-English-speaking countries into starting bilingualism plans to enter the dynamics and require

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BOŃKOWSKI, Robert. "CROATIAN LANGUAGE AS A MINORITY LANGUAGE IN THE BASIC LAWS SELECTED COUNTRIES OF THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA." Lingua Montenegrina 24, no. 2 (2019): 47–55. https://doi.org/10.46584/lm.v24i2.700.

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The article is about constitutional legal guarantees of the Croatian language in the countries of the Republic of Montenegro, Republic of Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia and Republic of Serbia. There is a diverse Croatian minority in each of these countries. However, the right to language, and in particular the right of the Croatian national minority, is not universally guaranteed everywhere. Analyzing the basic laws – the laws of the Republic of Montenegro, the Republic of Kosovo, the Republic of Macedonia and the Republic of Serbia, it seems that the Montenegrin state provides the most complet

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McDermott, Philip. "Language rights and the Council of Europe: A failed response to a multilingual continent?" Ethnicities 17, no. 5 (2016): 603–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1468796816654725.

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Debates on language rights as integral elements of human rights have gathered momentum since the early 1990s. International organisations such as the Council of Europe (CoE) and the United Nations (UN) have advocated linguistic rights through various charters and conventions, albeit with wavering levels of success. This article focuses specifically on the European context and the manner in which the CoE has dealt with language rights in the continent. The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), the European Charter for Regional and Minority languages (ECRML) and the Framework Convention fo

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Wongsathit, U.-tain, Erika Sandman, and Chingduang Yurayong. "The Role of Buddhism in the Language Ecology and Vitality of Tai Phake in Assam (India) and Wutun in Qinghai (China)." Religions 16, no. 5 (2025): 566. https://doi.org/10.3390/rel16050566.

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This study examines the role of Buddhism in the vitality of local languages as an asset of indigenous traditions, focusing on two geographically disconnected minority language communities: Tai Phake in the state of Assam, India, and Wutun (Ngandehua) in the Qinghai province of China. The investigation addresses various factors related to the ecology of speech communities discussed in connection with religion. The data are based on longitudinal observations from personal fieldwork in the respective locations over the past two decades. The descriptive and comparative analysis applies an ecology-

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Ivanishcheva, Olga Nikolajevna. "Dictionaries of Critically Endangered Languages: Focus on Users." Journal of Linguistics/Jazykovedný casopis 67, no. 1 (2016): 73–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/jazcas-2016-0012.

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Abstract The article describes specific features of dictionaries of endangered languages from the perspective of their user. Dictionaries of the Saami language – the language of the indigenous minority of the North – are used to describe the anthropocentric, cognitive and pragmatic approach to lexicographical description of culture. The article shows that the focus on the dictionary user becomes especially critical for the endangered languages. It proves that the purpose of such dictionaries is not only to preserve the knowledge that the speakers of the endangered language and bearers of the c

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Balazs, Huszka, Ya'akub Zurinah, Adawiyyah Hassan Rabi'atul, and Fauzani Chuchu Ifwah. "Linguistic Sustainability in The Malay-Speaking Nations of The Historical Nusantara: Comparative Approaches to Minority And Indigenous Language Preservation." International Journal of Social Science and Human Research 08, no. 05 (2025): 3796–810. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15561043.

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The survival of minority languages faces critical threats amid accelerating globalisation and cultural homogenisation. This article presents a comparative analysis of linguistic sustainability strategies in three Malay-speaking nations of the historical Nusantara—Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei Darussalam—each shaped by distinct colonial histories, governance structures, and sociolinguistic ecologies. Drawing on academic literature, official policy documents, and institutional reports, the study evaluates national approaches to the preservation of minority and indigenous languages

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Ferguson, Jenanne, and Laura Siragusa. "Introduction: Language Sustainability in the Circumpolar North." Anthropologica 59, no. 1 (2017): 1–5. http://dx.doi.org/10.3138/anth.591.t01.

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This introduction serves to situate this special theme within the broader fields of language sustainability and language revitalisation and maintenance. It aims to highlight both the unique aspects of linguistic situations in the Circumpolar North as well as to present the under-theorised and practical concerns that speakers of Indigenous and minority languages in this broad region share with each other and speakers in similar linguistic ecologies worldwide.

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Eleojo, DUGGA. "A Sociolinguistic Study of Minority Language Development of Selected Cross-Lingual Households in Jos, Nigeria." Journal of Policy and Development Studies 17, no. 2 (2024): 183–203. https://doi.org/10.4314/jpds.v17i2.15.

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The study of the effects of multilingualism has continued to generate scholarly interest in contemporary research. Language endangerment appears to be the most unfavourable of all the known effects of multilingualism. In this paper, effort is made to describe the language situation in selected cross-lingual households within Jos, the capital of Plateau State, North-Central Nigeria with a view to ascertaining the degree of vitality of the minority indigenous languages which have hitherto faced threats, in varying degrees, from English. The majority of the data were obtained via questionnaires a

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Mnguni, Aaron. "FINANCIAL TRANSLATION IN SOUTH AFRICA: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS FOR THE INDIGENOUS AFRICAN LANGUAGES." vol 5 issue 15 5, no. 15 (2019): 1456–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.18769/ijasos.592118.

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In terms of the Census 2011 in South Africa, the majority of the South African population use indigenous African languages as mother tongue, compared to the minority that use English, Afrikaans and other languages. The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (Act 108 of 1996) declared Sepedi (N. Sotho), Sesotho, Setswana, Tshivenda, Xitsonga, Afrikaans, English, Siswati, isiNdebele, isiXhosa and isiZulu as official languages of the Republic of South Africa. Even though in 1996 eleven languages were declared official by the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (Act 108

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Chevalier, Joan F. "Multilingual Education in South Siberia: National Schools in the Republics of Altai and Tyva." Heritage Language Journal 9, no. 2 (2012): 139–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.46538/hlj.9.2.1.

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Subtractive bilingualism is widespread throughout Siberia, with indigenous youth often more proficient in Russian than in their non-Russian local languages. Siberia’s national schools, which are secondary schools offering instruction in local languages of Russia, provide critical institutional support for minority languages. The goal of this interdisciplinary regional study is to present an overview of national schools’ development in two neighboring southern Siberian republics, Altai and Tyva, up to the present, and to evaluate the role of national schools’ local language programs in promotin

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Гренобль, Л. "Новые горизонты в исследовании эвенского языка". Северо-Восточный гуманитарный вестник, № 3(48) (25 листопада 2024): 23–31. https://doi.org/10.25693/svgv.2024.48.3.002.

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Вариационная социолингвистика является доминирующей парадигмой в социолингвистических исследованиях, однако ее потенциал в полной мере еще не реализован в изучении языков Российской Федерации. В работе представлен обзор вариационной теории и ее роль для получения более эффективных результатов в изучении языков коренных малочисленных народов, в данном случае эвенского языка. Рассматриваются три волны вариационной теории и вопросы вариативности применительно к эвенскому языку, который распространен в основном в Республике Саха (Якутия). В работе определяются потенциальные вопросы и области иссле

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