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social science subjects > linguistics > descriptive linguistics > historical linguistics > language revitalization
... > social science subjects > psychology > applied psychology > educational psychology > instructional design > language revitalization
... > social science subjects > education > education studies > educational psychology > instructional design > language revitalization
... > social science subjects > education > education studies > education policy > educational reform > diversity in education > language diversity > language revitalization

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language revitalization  

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  • Language revitalization, described in this entry, is an area of study and a social movement that emerged in response to the endangered status of indigenous and minority languages. Language revitalization is one component of language regenesis—activities designed to recover, restore, and strengthen the use of endangered languages. [Source: Encyclopedia of Bilingual Education; Indigenous Language Revitalization]

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