Mpi Present and Future: Reversing Language Shift
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2009
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Abstract
The vitality of the Mpi language of Thailand was assessed using questionnaires. Joshua Fishman's Graded Intergenerational Disruption Scale (GIDS), David Crystal's language revitalization prerequisites, and the UNESCO' s proposed language vitality and endangerment assessment are used to help analyze the significance of the results. These three different vitality models indicate that the Mpi language is endangered. However, several things could be done to enhance the vitality of the language. It is not a foregone conclusion that Mpi will become extinct, but the next decade or so is a crucial time if Mpi is to reverse its language shift to Northern Thai.
Repository Citation
Tehan, T. M.,
& Nahhas, R. W.
(2009). Mpi Present and Future: Reversing Language Shift. Mon-Khmer Studies Journal, 38, 87-104.
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