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Paulston, Christina Bratt; Haragos, Szidonia; Lifrieri, Veronica; Martelle, Wendy – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2007
This paper defines and provides examples of a category of linguistic minorities that we call extrinsic minorities. Three case studies are summarised to illustrate the spectrum of linguistic heterogeneity of extrinsic minorities, and the linguistic consequences. These cases show a continuum of how they fit into our definition of extrinsic…
Descriptors: Language Maintenance, Language Minorities, Foreign Countries, Case Studies
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Paulston, C. Bratt; And Others – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1993
Language revival, language revitalization, and language reversal are argued to constitute three separate phenomena within language regenesis. A comparison of case studies from 14 countries--all involving group behavior related to the increased use of dead, dying, or neglected languages--is used to establish a clear and common terminology for these…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Definitions, Foreign Countries, Language Maintenance