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dc.contributor.author | Dolcy, Tracy J. | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-01-02T08:22:04Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2020-01-02T08:22:04Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2019-12 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Dolcy, T. J. (2019). Preservation & revitalisation of marginal languages : a study of Creoles and adult learning and education. Malta Review of Educational Research, 13(2), 262-276. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/49930 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Language, which is social in nature, is the primary tool used by human beings to communicate. It is inextricably intertwined with culture. Every language should be safeguarded because of its criticality to human identity and survival. Bearing in mind the afore-mentioned, this paper examines the preservation and revitalisation of marginal languages, as in the case of Creole languages. The paper launches into a critical discussion about language and domination, with specific reference to colonialism and its profound impact on the marginalisation of language and the origination of Creole languages. It outlines some of the issues which may arise from these endangered or extinct languages. By means of an examination of the case of Saint Lucian Kwéyòl, the paper considers adult learning and education as a possibly powerful tool to preserve, revitalise and promote a marginal language. Some of the impacts and challenges of adult learning and education, as it relates to the implementation of this initiative, are also addressed. Consequently, it is argued that every attempt should be made to ensure the protection of marginal languages, in order to promote linguistic and cultural diversity, and human rights. | en_GB |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | University of Malta. Faculty of Education | en_GB |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en_GB |
dc.subject | Adult learning | en_GB |
dc.subject | Adult education | en_GB |
dc.subject | Creole dialects -- Acquisition | en_GB |
dc.subject | Languages, Mixed | en_GB |
dc.subject | Creole dialects -- Study and teaching | en_GB |
dc.title | Preservation & revitalisation of marginal languages : a study of Creoles and adult learning and education | en_GB |
dc.type | article | en_GB |
dc.rights.holder | The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder. | en_GB |
dc.description.reviewed | peer-reviewed | en_GB |
dc.publication.title | Malta Review of Educational Research | en_GB |
Appears in Collections: | MRER, Volume 13, Issue 2 MRER, Volume 13, Issue 2 |
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