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Publication details [#62614]

Gustafson, Bret. 2017. Oppressed no more? Indigenous language regimentation in plurinational Bolivia. International Journal of the Sociology of Language 2017 (246) : 31–58.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Language as a subject
Place, Publisher
De Gruyter

Annotation

Indigenous language regimentation in Bolivia is outlined via historical legal documents and modern transformations. Under the government of Evo Morales, explicit state measures to maintain and evolve Indigenous languages are debated as incipient shifts toward a more decolonizing way of language regimentation. It is uncertain whether the novel state position will pave the way for sturdy language revival at the level of Indigenous language communities.