Description
| Product ID: | 9781800414228 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Multilingual Matters |
| Title: | Heritage Languages in the Digital Age |
| Subtitle: | The Case of Autochthonous Minority Languages in Western Europe |
| Authors: | Author: Birte Arendt, Gertrud Reershemius |
| Page Count: | 240 |
| Subjects: | Communication studies, Communication studies, Digital and information technologies: social and ethical aspects, Ethical & social aspects of IT |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating In light of changing digital communication, this book addresses issues including a shift from a focus on oral to written practices; the rise of new communities of practice and communicative domains; and the need for resulting shifts in language policy and teaching methods when applied to minority (or autochthonous) heritage languages. Against the backdrop of social media and internet use and their impact on communication, those working with minority (or autochthonous) heritage languages, including teachers, language activists and planners and researchers, are reassessing the media, language policy and teaching practices which they had previously applied to stem the tide of language shift towards majority languages. The languages examined in this book are still spoken by a considerable number of speakers and enjoy varying and varied forms of institutional, legal, financial and ideological support. While their overall numbers of speakers are declining, their importance for identity construction and commodification processes continues to increase. This book addresses issues including the potential for a shift from a focus on oral to written practices; the rise of new communities of practice and communicative domains; and the need for resulting shifts in language policy and teaching methods. |
| Imprint Name: | Multilingual Matters |
| Publisher Name: | Multilingual Matters |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2024-04-16 |
