State-of-the-Art in the Development of the Lokono Language

Autor/in	Rybka, Konrad
Titel	State-of-the-Art in the Development of the Lokono Language
Quelle	In: Language Documentation & Conservation, 9 (2015), S.110-133 (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1934-5275
Schlagwörter	Language Maintenance; Documentation; Sociolinguistics; American Indian Languages; Foreign Countries; French Guiana; Guyana; Surinam + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sprachpflege; Dokumentation; Soziolinguistik; Ausland; Französisch-Guayana
Abstract	Lokono is a critically endangered Northern Arawakan language spoken in the pericoastal areas of the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana). Today, in every Lokono village there remains only a small number of elderly native speakers. However, in spite of the ongoing language loss, across the three Guianas as well as in the Netherlands, where a number of expatriate Lokono live, language awareness is increasing and measures are being taken to develop the language. This paper employs the UNESCO's language vitality framework to assess the Lokono situation. I give particular attention to the state-of-the-art in language development activities, including language documentation. The aim of this paper is to provide the readers with an updated picture of the Lokono sociolinguistic context in order to facilitate future work between the Lokono and the academic community. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	National Foreign Language Resources Center at University of Hawaii. Department of Linguistics, UHM Moore Hall 569, 1890 East-West Road, Honolulu, HI 96822. Fax: 808-956-9166; e-mail: ldc@hawaii.edu; Web site: http://nflrc.hawaii.edu/ldc/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01