Język. Komunikacja. Informacja, 2009, tom 4

Permanent URI for this collection

Now showing 1 - 1 of 1

The Preservation of the Endangered Languages (in the Light of Respecting Linguistic Human Rights by Authorities)
(SORUS S.C. Wydawnictwo i Drukarnia Cyfrowa, 2009) Dołowy, Nicole
The report presents main assumptions, methods, aims and possibilities of the introduction of bilingualism in the areas where minority cultures exist. The report is based on an analysis of a few linguistic minorities (the Welsh, the Catalans, the Bretons and the Sorbians) and of the specific activities conducted by them to uphold a minority language. It is considered to what extent respecting minority cultures and their linguistic rights by authorities is significant for the revitalization of seriously endangered languages. Furthermore, the responsibilities of states failing to respect the fundamental human right to cultural and linguistic dissimilarity are discussed.