{"product_id":"bringing-our-languages-home-language-revitalization-for-families-paperback","title":"Bringing Our Languages Home: Language Revitalization for Families - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLeanne Hinton\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThirteen autobiographical accounts of language revitalization, ranging from Irish Gaelic to Mohawk, Kawaiisu to Māori, are brought together by Leanne Hinton, professor emerita of linguistics at UC Berkeley.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout the world individuals in the intimacy of their homes innovate, improvise, and struggle daily to pass on endangered languages to their children. Elaina Albers of Northern California holds a tape recorder up to her womb so her baby can hear old songs in Karuk. The Baldwin family of Montana put labels all over their house marked with the Miami words for common objects and activities, to keep the vocabulary present and fresh. In Massachusetts, at the birth of their first daughter, Jesse Little Doe Baird and her husband convince the obstetrician and nurses to remain silent so that the first words their baby hears in this world are Wampanoag.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor decades, Leanne Hinton has been leading efforts to preserve the rich linguistic heritage of the world. Those seeking to save their language will find unique instruction in these pages; everyone who admires the human spirit will find abundant inspiration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout the world individuals in the intimacy of their homes innovate, improvise, and struggle daily to pass on endangered languages to their children. Elaina Albers of Northern California holds a tape recorder up to her womb so her baby can hear old songs in Karuk. The Baldwin family of Montana put labels all over their house marked with the Miami words for common objects and activities, to keep the vocabulary present and fresh. In Massachusetts, at the birth of their first daughter, Jesse Little Doe Baird and her husband convince the obstetrician and nurses to remain silent so that the first words their baby hears in this world are Wampanoag. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Thirteen autobiographical accounts of language revitalization, ranging from Irish Gaelic to Mohawk, Kawaiisu to Maori, are brought together by Leanne Hinton, professor emerita of linguistics at UC Berkeley, who for decades has been leading efforts to preserve the rich linguistic heritage of the world. Those seeking to save their language will find unique instruction in these pages; everyone who admires the human spirit will find abundant inspiration. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Languages featured: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Anishinaabemowin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Hawaiian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Irish\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Karuk\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Kawaiisu\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Kypriaka\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Maori\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Miami\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Mohawk\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Scottish Gaelic\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Wampanoag\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Warlpiri\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Yuchi\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeanne Hinton \u003c\/b\u003eis professor emerita at the University of California, Berkeley, and a founding member of the board of the Advocates for Indigenous California Language Survival. She has authored many articles and several books on language revitalization, including F\u003ci\u003elutes of Fire: Essays on California Indian Languages; The Green Book of Language Revitalization in Practice\u003c\/i\u003e (edited with Ken Hale); and \u003ci\u003eHow to Keep Your Language Alive: A Commonsense Approach to One-on-One Language Learning\u003c\/i\u003e (with Matt Vera and Nancy Steele). She has worked with AICLS to develop and implement the Master-Apprentice Language Learning Program and the Breath of Life Language Workshops, both of which have expanded throughout the US and internationally. In 2005 she received the Cultural Freedom Award from the Lannan Foundation for her work on the revitalization of endangered languages. Leanne lives in Berkeley, California, with her husband, Gary Scott, and delights in family time with their four children and seven grandchildren.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.9 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43423618302019,"sku":"9781597142007","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/4399\/2899\/files\/egWnMt8Ibw9781597142007.webp?v=1781711348","url":"https:\/\/store7994.com\/products\/bringing-our-languages-home-language-revitalization-for-families-paperback","provider":"STORE 7994","version":"1.0","type":"link"}