Revitalization in a scattered language community: Problems and methods from the 
perspective of Mutsun language revitalization

Warner, Natasha; Luna, Quirina; Butler, Lynnika; Van Volkinburg, Heather

doi:10.1515/IJSL.2009.031

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Revitalization in a scattered language community: Problems and methods from the perspective of Mutsun language revitalization

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Warner, Natasha
Language Comprehension Group, MPI for Psycholinguistics, Max Planck Society;
Department of Linguistics, University of Arizona;

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Warner, N., Luna, Q., Butler, L., & Van Volkinburg, H. (2009). Revitalization in a scattered language community: Problems and methods from the perspective of Mutsun language revitalization. International Journal of the Sociology of Language, 198, 135-148. doi:10.1515/IJSL.2009.031.

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This article addresses revitalization of a dormant language whose prospective speakers live in scattered geographical areas. In comparison to increasing the usage of an endangered language, revitalizing a dormant language (one with no living speakers) requires different methods to gain knowledge of the language. Language teaching for a dormant language with a scattered community presents different problems from other teaching situations. In this article, we discuss the types of tasks that must be accomplished for dormant-language revitalization, with particular focus on development of teaching materials. We also address the role of computer technologies, arguing that each use of technology should be evaluated for how effectively it increases fluency. We discuss methods for achieving semi-fluency for the first new speakers of a dormant language, and for spreading the language through the community.