Linguistic Ideologies of Native American Language Revitalization

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Focusing on the challenges of language revitalization, this volume critiques the imposition of European national language models on Native American languages. It highlights how such a standardized approach fails to resonate with the linguistic ideologies of Native communities, resulting in ineffective revitalization efforts. Instead, it advocates for a model that embraces language variation and respects community needs, arguing that the current methodology undermines the true purpose of revitalization: promoting meaningful, daily use of heritage languages within their communities.