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Title: Big Languages Aren't (Necessarily) Safe: Language Shift In the Major languages of Indonesia

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Publication Year: 2017

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Abstract: The instatement of Bahasa Indonesia as Indonesia’s national language is widely cited as a successful example of language planning; yet it also has implications for endangerment of local languages. With over 700 local languages, Indonesia is one of the most linguistically diverse countries in the world. It is widely acknowledged that “small” languages are at risk of endangerment, but what is the fate of the “big” languages? In a multifaceted project, we address this issue investigating language shift among the “big” languages of Indonesia, those with over 1 million speakers.

Url: https://linguistik.fib.ui.ac.id/wp-content/uploads/sites/46/2018/01/1-7-CohnAbtahian2017F.doc.pdf

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Authors: Cohn, Abigail, C; Abtahian, Maya, R

Publisher: Cornell University

Data Collections: IPUMS International

Topics: Education, Other

Countries: Indonesia