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Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area
Vol. 38:2 (2015) ► pp. 166–186

Language reclamation strategies

Some Tibeto-Burman examples

| La Trobe University
Language endangerment confronts many Tibeto-Burman (TB) languages. This paper provides a general typology of methods for reclaiming such languages, using TB examples where possible, and discusses the problems which may arise. This is followed by a case study of one such endangered language, Gong in Thailand, and attempts for its reclamation.
Keywords: language endangerment, Gong, language reclamation
Published online: 11 February 2016
https://doi.org/10.1075/ltba.38.2.01bra
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