<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Shoshone, the northernmost Uto-Aztecan language, originally spoken in the area of the Great Basin (U.S.), has been frequently reported as threatened. In his paper, the author presents a vitality assessment of the Western dialect of the Shoshone language based on the methodology which stems from the <italic>UNESCO Ad Hoc Expert Group on Endangered Languages</italic>. He takes into account UNESCO′s nine factors in order to determine the degree of language vitality and endangerment for Western Shoshone and to outline strategies which might help to revitalize the language in the future.</p></abstract>

Shoshone, the northernmost Uto-Aztecan language, originally spoken in the area of the Great Basin (U.S.), has been frequently reported as threatened. In his paper, the author presents a vitality assessment of the Western dialect of the Shoshone language based on the methodology which stems from the UNESCO Ad Hoc Expert Group on Endangered Languages. He takes into account UNESCO′s nine factors in order to determine the degree of language vitality and endangerment for Western Shoshone and to outline strategies which might help to revitalize the language in the future.

The Vitality and Endangerment of the Western Shoshone Language

Department of English and American Studies

Ethnologia Actualis

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Shoshone, the northernmost Uto-Aztecan language, originally spoken in the area of the Great Basin (U.S.), has been frequently reported as threatened. In his...

The Vitality and Endangerment of the Western Shoshone Language

Published Online: Feb 01, 2020

Page range: 56 - 69

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eas-2021-0003

Keywords
endangered languages, UNESCO, Western Shoshone, vitality

© 2020 Miroslav Černý, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

The Vitality and Endangerment of the Western Shoshone Language

Published Online: Feb 01, 2020

Page range: 56 - 69

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eas-2021-0003

Keywordsendangered languages, UNESCO, Western Shoshone, vitality

© 2020 Miroslav Černý, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
endangered languages, UNESCO, Western Shoshone, vitality