Chapter published in:
Heritage Languages: A language contact approach
Suzanne Aalberse, Ad Backus and Pieter Muysken
[Studies in Bilingualism 58] 2019
► pp. 225–245

Chapter 11
The political dimension of heritage languages

Endangered languages, language rights, and the preservation of diversity

Article outline
  • 11.1Introduction: The politics of diversity management
  • 11.2Frames of reference
    • 11.2.1The Babylon frame
    • 11.2.2The Tsunami frame
    • 11.2.3The Heritage frame
  • 11.3Reversing language shift and indigenous language revival
  • 11.4HL education
    • 11.4.1Organization and support
    • 11.4.2Varieties of the HL taught
    • 11.4.3Dominant language from home country or home vernacular language?
    • 11.4.4HL proficiency as a learning resource within the mainstream classroom
  • 11.5Documentation of heritage varieties and language death
  • 11.6Codeswitching in HLs and language loss
  • 11.7Linguistic human rights and HLs
  • 11.8Conclusion and overview