This discussion note reviews responses of the linguistics profession to the grave issues of
language endangerment identified a quarter of a century ago in the journal Language by …

Drawing extensively from Indigenous scholarship, I argue for more holistic and inclusive
notions of language and language vitality. This enables a better understanding of language …

Language endangerment by definition excludes children and childhood, as the most
endangered languages are those which are no longer being used, spoken, or acquired by …

This paper describes ongoing work to create a suite of integrated web resources in support
of Blackfoot language documentation, maintenance, and revitalization efforts. Built around a …

Este artículo introductorio formula puntos de discusión sobre la investigación de las lenguas
indígenas, lenguas criollas y variedades dialectales marginadas en el mundo. Se promueve …

This paper addresses the gaps between language documentation and language
revitalization. It is intended for several audiences, including field linguists interested in …

In the years since the alarm was raised by linguists (Hale et al. 1992) regarding the survival
of many of the world's estimated 7,000 languages, many programs have developed to …

For language documentation to be sufficiently extensive to cover a given community's
language practices (cf. Himmelmann 1998), then including verbal arts is essential to ensure …

I reflect upon four decades of language community training, treating Watahomigie &
Yamamoto (1992) and England (1992) as the starting point. Because the training activities …

Since the early twentieth century, non-Indigenous linguistic researchers have been studying
languages spoken by the Indigenous Peoples in North America and participating in …