Language Revitalization: Insights from Thailand

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This volume reports on programs to revitalize and maintain languages of Thailand, with a particular focus on small enclave languages and school-based revitalization programs. Issues of language status, cultural heritage and identity are explored. The book provides a framework for future developments in revitalizing Thailand's indigenous languages.

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