The past, present and future of the Pite Saami language: Sociological factors and revitalization efforts

This publication is with permission of the rights owner freely accessible due to an Alliance licence and a national licence (funded by the DFG, German Research Foundation) respectively. Our paper is a report on the past, current and future state of the endangered Pite Saami language (aka: Arjeplog S...

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Main Authors: Valijärvi, Riitta-Liisa, Wilbur, Joshua
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin 2012
Subjects:
Arjeplog Saami
endangered languages
language documentation
language policy
language sociology
minority languages
language revitalization
Pite Saami
Saami
Sweden
400 Sprache
490 Andere Sprachen
300 Sozialwissenschaften
ddc:400
ddc:490
ddc:300
Arjeplog
saami
Lapland
Online Access:http://edoc.hu-berlin.de/18452/28562
https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:11-110-18452/28562-9
https://doi.org/10.18452/27950
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0332586512000042
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Summary:This publication is with permission of the rights owner freely accessible due to an Alliance licence and a national licence (funded by the DFG, German Research Foundation) respectively. Our paper is a report on the past, current and future state of the endangered Pite Saami language (aka: Arjeplog Saami) spoken in Swedish Lapland. Our primary data come from interviews with Pite Saami individuals and our field observations. We estimate the vitality of Pite Saami based on the UNESCO Language Vitality Scale, taking into consideration factors such as the number of speakers, language attitudes and the quality of documentation. We also discuss the possible reasons for the decline of Pite Saami, report on the speakers’ views of other Saami languages and Swedish, consider whether there is a specific Pite Saami identity, describe revitalization efforts already taking place, and discuss the future prospects of the language. Peer Reviewed

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