Teaching Oregon Native Languages (fwd)

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TEACHING OREGON NATIVE LANGUAGES 

 Edited by Joan Gross

2007. 5-3/4 x 9-1/4 inches. 176 pages. Map. B&W photographs. Index. ISBN
978-0-87071-193-0. Paperback, $24.95 

   In a world where over half of the remaining six thousand languages will most
likely disappear by the end of the century, attention has finally begun to focus
on the struggles of indigenous people to save their languages. 

   Lack of knowledge concerning the vast linguistic diversity of Oregon's
languages has been a major obstacle to language revitalization in this state.
Native peoples were subjected to disease, displacement, and forced linguistic
assimilation, leaving many languages with only a few speakers. Some languages
died out, but others prevailed in the privacy of homes and longhouses. 

  This book tells the story of perseverance and survival against unbelievable
odds, using the words of today's speakers and learners of Oregon's languages.
Interviews with fifty-two native speakers provide valuable insights into how
languages are lost and how a linguistic heritage can be brought to life.  

  Teaching Oregon Native Languages discusses the role of state and federal
language policies, explores how archival collections can be used in language
revitalization, and describes strategies for creating a successful teaching
environment. A timely and necessary resource, it will educate all readers about
the important efforts underway to revitalize Oregon's first languages.  

  Contributors: Joan Gross, Erin Haynes, Deanna Kingston, David Lewis, and Juan
Trujillo 

ABOUT THE EDITOR

  Joan Gross is professor of anthropology at Oregon State University. A
linguistic anthropologist, she has conducted research on minority languages and
verbal art and taught classes on language and culture at OSU since 1989. She is
the author of _Speaking in Other Voices: An Ethnography of Walloon Puppet
Theaters._ 
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