LANGUAGE POLICY AND MINORITY LANGUAGE REVITALIZATION: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE PRESERVATION INITIATIVES

Abstract

This take a look at examines the representation of Indigenous Pacific languages in instructional guides, focusing on 34 periodicals that specialize in Oceania research. Despite the linguistic richness of the Pacific area, in which approximately 21% of the arena’s languages are indigenous, there may be restricted illustration of those languages in scholarly journals. Our research found out that only 5 of the 34 journals general submissions in Indigenous Pacific languages. Among those, three journals especially regular Hawaiian, one commonplace Sāmoan, and some other Tahitian, with a mean of eleven% of new articles posted in Indigenous languages. Importantly, none of the journals considered languages out of doors of Polynesia. This paper highlights the need for greater inclusive language rules and more support for the revitalization of Indigenous languages in educational settings.