Bringing Our Languages Home: Language Revitalization for Families
''Practical and down to earth, philosophical and spiritual,Bringing Our Languages Homedescribes the challenges and joys of learning and passing on your language. It gives good detailed advice…Fantastic! I hope millions will read it!'' --Tove Skutnabb-Kangas, Åbo Akademi University, Finland, emeritaThis rare collection by scholar-activist Leanne Hinton brings forward deeply affecting accounts of families determined to sustain their languages amidst a sea of dominant-language pressures. The stories could only be told by those who have experienced the joys and challenges such an undertaking demands. Drawing lessons from these accounts, Hinton leaves readers with a wealth of language planning strategies. This powerful volume will long serve as a seminal resource for families, scholars, and language planners around the world. --Teresa L. McCarty, George F. Kneller Chair in Education and Anthropology, University of California, Los Angeles