MINORITY LANGUAGES

Ane Zarragoitia, Sofía López & Ainhoa Salinas

MINORITY LANGUAGES

INDEX

1. WHAT IS A MINORITY LANGUAGE?2. A MATTER OF PERSPECTIVE 3. MINORITY VS MINORITISED LANGUAGES 4. EUROPEAN CHARTER FOR REGIONAL OR MINORITY LANGUAGES 5. EXAMPLES 6. IMPORTANCE OF PROTECTING MINORITY LANGUAGES

1. What is a minority language?

many definitions

traditionally used by nationals

less than 50%

spoken by minority

not first or official

2. A matter of perspective

a minority in one context but a majority in another

3. Minority VS Minoritised

close but not the same

some languages can be both

small number of speakers

MINORITY LANGUAGES

MINORITISED LANGUAGES

damaged, restricted

4. European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages

-November 5th 1992 -to promote and protect -rights for speakers

advice for policy, legislation and practice

Temperatura Media

5.Examples

6. Importance of protecting these languages

Institutional support to prevent that:- bilingual education -legal and administrative support -representation on media

extinction of a comunity's identity and culture

Bibliography

Fang, T. (2017) How to Maintain a Minority Language through Education. Chinese Studies, 6, 1-11. Jasone Cenoz & Durk Gorter (2006) Linguistic Landscape and Minority Languages. International Journal of Multilingualism, 3(1), 67-80. Retrieved May 8, 2022, from https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/14790710608668386?needAccess=true Tenedero, P. (2017). From Minority Languages to Minoritized Languages. Language on the Move. Retrieved May 8, 2022, from https://www.languageonthemove.com/from-minority-languages-to-minoritized-languages/ Irwin, A. (2019). The internet is helping to revive minority languages. Horizon Magazine. Retrieved May 8, 2022, from https://ec.europa.eu/research-and-innovation/en/horizon-magazine/internet-helping-revive-minority-languages Koruro (2022). Las lenguas minoritarias y minorizadas. Retrieved May 8, 2022, from https://koruro.com/lenguas-minoritarias-y-minorizadas

Bibliography

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