Language Obsolescence and Revitalization

Language Obsolescence and Revitalization PDF Author: Mari C. Jones
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780198237112
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 476

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Book Description
Mari C. Jones's book is the first to examine developments in contemporary Welsh with reference to both language death and standardization. She bases her study on extensive fieldwork in two sociolinguistically contrasting communities She also examines agents of revitalization, such as immersion schools and the media, and the effect they are having on Welsh. She explores and discusses the position of Breton and Cornish by way of comparison.