2. World Languages Review: Some Data

Barreña, Andoni; Idiazabal, Itziar; Juaristi, Patxi; Junyent, Carme; Ortega, Paul; Uranga, Belen

doi:10.21832/9781853598685-005

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“…It might be worthwhile to note a study by Barrena, Idiazabal, Junyent, Ortega, and Uranga (2006); the study shows the importance of official or co-official status, nationally or regionally, for regional languages. Based on an analysis of UNESCO's worldwide study of the local languages, they state: It is to be noted that most of the languages that had declined were languages that did not have any official recognition.…”

Section: Language Policy Revision For Heritage Language: a Proposalmentioning

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A Policy Proposal for Heritage Language Conservation: A Case for Indonesia and Sarawak

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2017

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Heritage languages are declining in Indonesia and Sarawak. They need conservation due to their situations as endemic languages. Their decline could be attributed to the fact that they often do not possess significant roles in the public domains. As a result, their speakers see little rewards or prestige for maintaining them. In Indonesian and Malaysian constitutions there is a spirit for protecting heritage languages. However, their executions, through national laws, might not have provided adequate protection for the heritage languages. As heritage languages keep declining, a policy revision needs to be given consideration. A heritage language may better survive if it has some functions in the public domains. Thus, to conserve the heritage languages, there is a need for the revision of language policy, so that these languages may have roles in the public domains, with varying scope, depending on their size. Large regional languages may be given maximum roles in the public domains, while smaller regional languages may be given smaller roles. Language conservation areas could be developed, where heritage languages serve as co-official languages, besides the national language. These areas may range from a district to a province or a state.

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Section: Language Policy Revision For Heritage Language: a Proposalmentioning

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A Policy Proposal for Heritage Language Conservation: A Case for Indonesia and Sarawak

Suwarno

2017

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“…Allocation of public domains for RIHLs is essential for their conservation. In this respect, Barrena et al (2006), in a study involving 525 languages across the world, revealed that most languages that declined did not have any official recognition. Meanwhile, among languages that increased their speakers, 59% were official and 40% were (co-)official, in which they were given allocations in public domains.…”

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“…This loss might discourage people from cultivating RIHLs and they might choose to raise their children in the language that was more widely used (e.g., Sugiharto, 2014). Furthermore, Barrena et al (2006) revealed that 99% of the languages that stayed, or thrived, had official or co-official status, as the status endows them with allocation in various public domains. Thus, to stem their decline, RIHLs need more allocations in public domains and these allocations require a legal foundation.…”

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Acquisition Planning for Regional Indigenous Heritage Languages in Indonesia

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2020

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Regional indigenous heritage languages (RIHLs) are in decline in Indonesia, and this problem needs attention from language policy and planning. This study explores a subset of the Indonesian language policy, namely, its acquisition planning. Content analysis and doctrinal method were employed. The sample included national legislations and some regional legislations. The results are as follows. As subjects taught in schools, Indonesian is “compulsory” at all levels; RIHLs are “optional” at primary and secondary levels and “absent” at the tertiary level; English is “compulsory” at the secondary level and “optional” at the tertiary level. As the media of instruction, Indonesian is “compulsory” at all levels; RIHLs are “optional” in very limited cases; English is “optional” at the tertiary level. As languages for mass media, Indonesian is “compulsory”; English is “optional” for specific aims or audience; RIHLs are “optional” for local communities. There are possible “incoherences” among various legislations, that is, the Constitution, some national laws and regulations, and some regional bylaws. To implement constitutional mandate, the acquisition planning may need revision. In the revision, RIHLs may need to be included as mandatory subjects, while some RIHLs may need to be used as the media of instruction and in mass media. Further studies for the revision are recommended.

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“…As chart 1 reveals, the number of local residents, i.e., the number of the potential speakers of the minority language has declined dramatically since the sixties of the twentieth century. transmission of a language has been repeatedly shown to be extremely difficult to revert (Barreña et al, 2006, Batibo, 2005.…”

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Language loss and changing identities in the Mirandese community

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2. World Languages Review: Some Data

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A Policy Proposal for Heritage Language Conservation: A Case for Indonesia and Sarawak

A Policy Proposal for Heritage Language Conservation: A Case for Indonesia and Sarawak

Acquisition Planning for Regional Indigenous Heritage Languages in Indonesia

Language loss and changing identities in the Mirandese community

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