Toward a "Speaker Centered". Design of Language Planing
Urla, Jacqueline
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Publication place:
- Donostia
- Characteristics:
- 370-378 p. ; 27 cm. - (Congreso ; 18)
- ISBN:
- 978-84-8419-293-0
Summary
Modern efforts to revitalize the Basque language were launched in 1918 at the first Congress of the Basque Studies Society. Much has been accomplished in terms of education and legislation that have helped reverse language shift. In this paper, I will argue that addressing future challenges will require a shift to a speaker – rather than the language – centered approach to language revitalization that focuses on the varied meanings, uses, and attachments people have to Basque. My paper concludes reflecting on the current interest among language advocates in methods of affirmative inquiry, participatory planning and design thinking and the possibilities these open up for imagining new multilingual futures.
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