ELL: Re: Literature and endangered languages

deekonda narsingarao deekonda_nr at REDIFFMAIL.COM
Mon Nov 19 15:30:13 UTC 2001


dear ma'am,

best wishes
deekonda narsinga rao
india



On Wed, 14 Nov 2001 Marion Gunn wrote :
>
> >...
> >However, it is unclear to what extent such events
> actually contribute to
> >language revitalization, i.e. to intergenerational use
> in the home.
> >I would have thought indirectly, by encouraging pride
> in the native
> >language.
> >
> >Does anybody have any thoughts on this?
>
>
> I do, and they are painfully simple -- the 'indirect'
> encouragement of
> 'pride in the native language', through cultural
> activities, etc., which
> both the native and the foreigner can appreciate, if
> not share equally in
> the understanding of, is all very well, but it does not
> compare at all to
> the PRACTICAL encouragement of use of a language,
> outside of safe (PC)
> socio-educational-cultural coteries.
> Hope this helps,
> mg
>
>
> >
> >Best wishes
> >
> >Julia Sallabank
>
> --
> Marion Gunn <mgunn at ucd.ie>
> http://listserv.heanet.ie/
>
>
> ----
> Endangered-Languages-L Forum:
> endangered-languages-l at cleo.murdoch.edu.au
> Web pages http://cleo.murdoch.edu.au/lists/endangered-la-
> nguages-l/
> Subscribe/unsubscribe and other commands:
> majordomo at cleo.murdoch.edu.au
> ----


----
Endangered-Languages-L Forum: endangered-languages-l at cleo.murdoch.edu.au
Web pages http://cleo.murdoch.edu.au/lists/endangered-languages-l/
Subscribe/unsubscribe and other commands: majordomo at cleo.murdoch.edu.au
----



More information about the Endangered-languages-l mailing list