This paper explores language ideologies and attitudes among both urban and rural
speakers of Sakha (Yakut) in the Far Eastern region of the Russian Federation. Like other …

In the literature on language shift and revitalization, generations are defined a priori as
existing social categories that are mapped onto sociolinguistic features. In contrast, we take …

It is urgent that we learn how to motivate learners of threatened heritage languages.
Motivational theories, however, are weakened when they consider heritage languages in …

This Element aims to deepen our understanding of how the fields of multilingualism, second
language acquisition and minority language revitalisation have largely overlooked the …

Scholarship addressing informal peripheral regions in Canada is limited, with literature on
territorial politics tending to privilege provinces and province groupings with uber-region …

A mere 150 years ago Scottish Gaelic was the third most widely spoken language in
Canada, and Irish was spoken by hundreds of thousands of people in the United States. A …

Studies on language shift have concluded that most US immigrant groups have experienced
a language shift to English. Nevertheless, many believe future generations might disclose a …

This dissertation examines language ideologies and the linguistic ecology in the community
of Huehuetla, Puebla, Mexico, where Huehuetla Totonac is spoken. I examine how …

In recent years, researchers have begun to grapple with sexuality and gender identity and
expression in research on multilingualism and language acquisition. This collection aims to …

Emily McEwan-Fujita is an author and former linguistic anthropologist. In this article, based
on informal personal and ethnographic observations, she reflects on the ways that Nova …