{"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\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\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, 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\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\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":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52695569203507,"sku":"9781597142007","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/L2VZTlkrRGRVSDQvdEZKMnAybjh2Zz09.webp?v=1763092800","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/bringing-our-languages-home-language-revitalization-for-families-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}