SLM is Dead, Long Live Sri Lanka Malay: A Review Article of Nordhoff 2013

This paper discusses the results of scholarship on Sri Lanka Malay based on the studies presented in Nordhoff 2013 in terms of theory, method, and social impact. It touches on a variety of topics including the significance of recent genetic evidence for old theories of language genesis, as well as t...

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Main Author: Ansaldo, Umberto
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/86274
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description This paper discusses the results of scholarship on Sri Lanka Malay based on the studies presented in Nordhoff 2013 in terms of theory, method, and social impact. It touches on a variety of topics including the significance of recent genetic evidence for old theories of language genesis, as well as the efforts for revitalization sparked by the scientific interest in the speech community. In evaluating this collection of variable significance, the author reflects on the transition of ownership of Sri Lanka Malay: from object of scientific curiosity to ancestral language of communal value.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-862742021-11-12T05:43:26Z SLM is Dead, Long Live Sri Lanka Malay: A Review Article of Nordhoff 2013 Ansaldo, Umberto This paper discusses the results of scholarship on Sri Lanka Malay based on the studies presented in Nordhoff 2013 in terms of theory, method, and social impact. It touches on a variety of topics including the significance of recent genetic evidence for old theories of language genesis, as well as the efforts for revitalization sparked by the scientific interest in the speech community. In evaluating this collection of variable significance, the author reflects on the transition of ownership of Sri Lanka Malay: from object of scientific curiosity to ancestral language of communal value. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/86274 10.1163/19552629-00702006 en unknown
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SLM is Dead, Long Live Sri Lanka Malay: A Review Article of Nordhoff 2013
title SLM is Dead, Long Live Sri Lanka Malay: A Review Article of Nordhoff 2013
title_full SLM is Dead, Long Live Sri Lanka Malay: A Review Article of Nordhoff 2013
title_fullStr SLM is Dead, Long Live Sri Lanka Malay: A Review Article of Nordhoff 2013
title_full_unstemmed SLM is Dead, Long Live Sri Lanka Malay: A Review Article of Nordhoff 2013
title_short SLM is Dead, Long Live Sri Lanka Malay: A Review Article of Nordhoff 2013
title_sort slm is dead, long live sri lanka malay: a review article of nordhoff 2013
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/86274