Chapter published in:
Heritage Languages: A language contact approachSuzanne Aalberse, Ad Backus and Pieter Muysken
[Studies in Bilingualism 58] 2019
► pp. 225–245
Chapter 11The 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