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Brenzinger, Matthias; Heinrich, Patrick – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2013
Some 40 years ago, language transmission in Hawai'i was interrupted among Hawaiians across all islands with the sole exception of language maintenance among a small community on the tiny, isolated Ni'ihau Island. Today, Hawaiian has returned as spoken and written medium with some 5000-7000 new speakers. The present paper provides an up-to-date…
Descriptors: Malayo Polynesian Languages, Language Maintenance, Sociolinguistics, Networks
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Snyder-Frey, Alicia – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2013
This article examines the various language ideologies and cultural models that inform Hawaiian-language learners' experiences, language practices, and socio-ethnic identity as they attempt to become speakers of their heritage language. While Hawaiian-language education is often noted as a revitalization success story, and certainly is in terms of…
Descriptors: Malayo Polynesian Languages, Self Concept, Language Attitudes, Cultural Influences