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Full Description
This interdisciplinary collection of articles, written by scholars involved in translating the Bible into various languages around the world, demonstrates that such translation projects are promoting the vitality of local languages, both those that are endangered and those that are still fairly healthy but non-empowered. Bible translation and activities typically associated with it, such as linguistic documentation, vernacular literacy work, cultural engagement, community development, technological advancement, and self-esteem building among native speakers, help languages to develop and strengthen their position in society and should therefore be welcomed by linguists and all who care about stemming the growing tide of language death all over the world. This book is immediately relevant to the global community of documentary and conservationist linguists, as well as to anyone interested in translation studies, the sociology of religion, and the relationship between language, culture, and the Bible.
Contents
Contents: Marianne Beerle-Moor/Vitaly Voinov: Introduction to Language Vitality through Bible Translation - Joseph Hong: Language endangerment in the light of Bible translation - J. Stephen Quakenbush: Bible translation's contribution to Agutaynen language vitality - Philip A. Noss: Bible translation, dictionaries, and language development: The case of Gbaya - Dieudonné P. Aroga Bessong: Bible translation and the promotion of mother tongues in Africa - Edward Riak Kajivora: The Nuba Moro literacy program - Pamela Jean Owens: Bible translation and language preservation: The politics of the nineteenth century Cherokee Bible translation projects - Steve Berneking: The new Lakota Bible as anti-imperial translation - Michael Cahill: Endangered languages and Bible translation in Brazil and Papua New Guinea - Brenda H. Boerger: Bible translation as Natqgu language and culture advocacy - Jill Riepe: Encouraging language revitalization through education and Bible translation among the Ap Ma of Papua New Guinea - Marianne Beerle-Moor: Bible translation as witness to a forgotten language: The case of Caucasian Albanian - Boris M. Ataev: The role of Bible translation in preserving the languages of Dagestan - Eun Sub Song: The effect of Bible translation on literacy among Nenets Christians - Gennady V. Kostochakov: Can Bible translation revitalize the dying Shor language?
