Inuktitut and Inuit youth: Language attitudes as a basis for language planning

• Main Author: Tulloch, Shelley
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Université Laval 2014
• Subjects: Inuit; Inuktitut; youth; language revitalization; language attitudes; Baffin Island; Nunavut; Pangnirtung; Pond Inlet; Baffin; inuit; inuktitut; Iqaluit
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10680/2059

The objective of this thesis is to identify language perceptions and attitudes among Inuit youth (18-25 years old) in three Baffin Island communities: Iqaluit, Pangnirtung and Pond Inlet. The premise of the study is that the Inuktitut language will only thrive if young Inuit are committed to using a...