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In this session, we will explore these questions with a particular focus on new speakers of
Frisian in the Netherlands and Germany. We will consider how the emergence of new
speakers highlights the need for more inclusive (re-)vitalisation policies – and a wider range
of planning measures to successfully implement such policies.
Recommended preparatory readings:
Coughlan, E. (2021). Accommodation or rejection? Teenagers9 experiences of
tensions between traditional and new speakers of Irish. Journal of
Sociolinguistics, 25, 44–61. https:/doi.org/10.1111/ josl.12448
Kuipers-Zandberg, H., & Kircher, R. (2020). The objective and subjective
ethnolinguistic vitality of West Frisian: Promotion and perception of a minority
language in the Netherlands. Sustainable Multilingualism, 17, 1–25.
https:/doi.org/10.2478/sm-2020-0011
O9Rourke, B., Pujolar, J., & Ramallo, F. (2015). New speakers of minority
languages: The challenging opportunity – Foreword. International Journal of the
Sociology of Language, 231, 1–20. https:/doi.org/10.1515/ijsl-2014-0029
Presentation, discussion & group activity:
The ins and outs of minority language (re-)vitalisation
Mirjam Vellinga, Ruth Kircher & James Hawkey
Friday 30 Aug | 16:00-18:00
The (re-)vitalisation of minority languages is not just a linguistic issue: 8it is a social
movement and brings benefits to society as well as to individuals9 (Grenoble, 2021, p. 9).
Often, it is part of a larger process of decolonisation, cultural revitalisation, and/or a
community9s reclamation of the right to determine their own fate after a period of
suppression. Notably, there is a multitude of possible approaches to (re-)vitalisation. In this
session, we will present and critically discuss several case studies, including official
campaigns to promote intergenerational transmission and minority language use in
interactions between traditional and new speakers, as well as
