Defining Māori language revitalisation: A project in folk linguistics

What is it about?

This paper examines what New Zealand youth think Maori language revitalisation means, including what it comprises, how and where it happens, who should be involved, and what its rationale is.

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Why is it important?

Maori language revitalisation is having less success than hoped for. This paper shows that how young New Zealanders conceptualise language revitalisation differs from what national policy and sociolinguistic theory presuppose.