Memory speaks: on losing and reclaiming language and self
Auteur :
Sedivy, Julie
Éditeur :
Harvard University Press
ISBN :
9780674293939
Date de publication :
22 août 2023
Dimensions :
21,0 x 14,0 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
408 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
As immigrants and others are engulfed by dominant societies, the connection to their ancestral tongues is routinely severed. Julie Sedivy takes on the science and politics of language loss, offering lessons for the renewal and preservation of heritage languages, alongside her own moving story of language loss and accompanying personal crisis.