Abstract
This chapter introduces the reader to the concept of the new speaker. The new speaker paradigm is presented firstly as a development on previous paradigms that often considered so-called non-native speech and its users within a deficit framework, and which did not fully acknowledge the full sociolinguistic competence of non-traditional language users. The late modern sociolinguistic landscape in which new speakers function is briefly sketched before focusing on the immediacy associated with research on new speakers of minority languages. Following a discussion of the role of new speakers for the continued vitality of minority languages, the structure of the volume is outlined.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | New Speakers of Minority Languages |
Subtitle of host publication | Linguistic Ideologies and Practices |
Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. |
Pages | 1-22 |
Number of pages | 22 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781137575586 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781137575579 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2017 |
Keywords
- Language shift and maintenance
- Minority languages
- Native speaker
- New speaker