The Ecology of Revitalization: A Multi-Dimensional Comparative Framework of Indigenous Language Preservation
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The global language endangerment crisis has intensified in the twenty-first century (40% of the world’s 7,000 languages are now threatened with extinction). Although scholarship addresses individual aspects of revitalization, a holistic comparative framework is needed. This paper presents the Language Revitalization Ecology Model (LREM), which conceptualizes revitalization as an ecological process involving five interdependent pillars: Legislative Architecture, Educational Infrastructure, Community Agency, Media Ecosystems, and Intergenerational Transmission. A qualitative, purposive comparison examines Te Reo Māori (Aotearoa New Zealand), ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiʻi), Cymraeg (Wales), Euskara (Basque Country), and Sámi languages in Norway, Sweden, and Finland. The cases illustrate how legal, educational, community, media, and household dimensions interact, while also revealing a persistent evidence and comparability challenge: institutional provision and speaker ability do not by themselves establish intergenerational transmission. The paper offers a preliminary diagnostic framework and discusses its implications for language policy and community-led revitalization.
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- Authors
- Sharif, A. A.
- Affiliations
- Faculty Member, Applied College, Jazan University
- Venue
- International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science
- Publisher
- RSIS International
- Published
- 2026
- Volume
- 10
- Issue
- 26
- Pages
- 8568-8581
- ISSN
- 2454-6186 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W7221764683
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- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- public-domain
- Locations
- International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (publishedVersion, public-domain)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Linguistics and Language › Multilingual Education and Policy
- Social Sciences › Linguistics and Language › Linguistic and Sociocultural Studies
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Language and Linguistics › Linguistics and Language Studies
- Keywords
- language revitalization, indigenous language preservation, endangered languages, intergenerational transmission, language policy, Māori language, Basque language, Sami language, language teaching, media ecosystem
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