The importance of linguistic documentation and description for revitalization of endangered languages
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https://doi.org/10.14393/DL39-v13n3a2019-4Keywords:
Documentation, Descriptions, Revizalization, Indigenous LanguagesAbstract
Researches projects aiming at documenting and describing endangered languages are extremely important for their revitalization. In addition, to promoting scientific knowledge, such studies also benefit the linguistic communities, by contributing to strengthen their languages and cultures. This paper offers a brief reflection on the importance of language description and documentation for the revitalization of languages threatened by extinction, focusing on efforts aimed at the promotion and revitalization of Apurinã, an Aruák language spoken in the southwest of the Brazilian state of Amazonas. The paper then discusses such examples as they relate to the general issue of promoting the strengthening of Brazil's indigenous lan-guages and cultures.
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