Abstract:This article addresses revitalization of a dormant language whose prospective speakers live in scattered geographical areas. In comparison to increasing the usage of an endangered language, revitalizing a dormant language (one with no living speakers) requires di¤erent methods to gain knowledge of the language. Language teaching for a dormant language with a scattered community presents di¤erent problems from other teaching situations. In this article, we discuss the types of tasks that must be accomplished fo… Show more
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