The Practice of Preservation: Views from Linguists Working with Language Renewal. A Report on a Session of the 1993 Meeting of the American Anthropological Association

A session of the American Anthropological Assoc held on 17 Nov 1993 titled "The Practice of Preservation: Views from Linguists Working with Language Renewal" is summarized. Papers presented covered language preservation, revitalization, & maintenance efforts by linguists working with speakers of indigenous languages in North & Central America & Australia. The goals of the session were to address the need to exchange information on language renewal, discuss practical considerations for dealing with endangered languages, report in detail the results of efforts toward language renewal, & bring together linguists concerned with the practical aspects of that process. M. Dinh