How the Perceived Language Status of Brunca Affects Resource Allocation in Costa Rica: Policy vs. Reality

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Author(s): Aroline E. Seibert Hanson (Arcadia University, USA)
Copyright: 2021
Pages: 20
Source title: Indigenous Language Acquisition, Maintenance, and Loss and Current Language Policies
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Toru Okamura (Komatsu University, Japan)and Masumi Kai (University of Guam, Guam)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-2959-1.ch001

Keywords: Information Science Reference / Linguistics / Literacy and Language Studies / Media & Communications

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Beginning with the conquest and colonization of the land that now comprises Costa Rica, the Indigenous peoples and their cultures have suffered great losses. One of the greatest losses is to their languages. One language in particularly grave danger is Brunca. While Indigenous languages are being acknowledged worldwide and within Costa Rica, the Costa Rican government has not provided the necessary resources to maintain them. This chapter incorporates recent field research on Brunca's language vitality into a discussion on the disconnect between government rhetoric and the actual linguistic situation of Brunca.

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