Sociology
The Cultural Politics of Language Revitalization in Minority Communities
Quick fact
In many revitalization programs, the chosen 'standard' dialect is often not the one spoken by the majority of the community, but rather the one spoken by an older, more 'traditional' group, reflecting internal power dynamics.
Why this is interesting
When a community fights to save its language, is it only about words? Or is it also about who gets the power to define what 'authentic' culture is?