How to Revitalize an Indigenous Language？ Adults’ Experiences of the Revitalization of the Sámi Language.docVIP

How to Revitalize an Indigenous Language？ Adults’ Experiences of the Revitalization of the Sámi Language 　　[a] University of Lapland， Finland. 　　* Corresponding author. 　　Address： Vent?j?ntie 6， 99870 Inari， Finland 　　Tel. +358 451241656 Email： Erika.Sarivaara@ 　　Received 2 December 2012； accepted 31 January 2013 　　Abstract 　　The purpose of the research： Language revitalization means that an extinct language is taken in active use. Language revitalization can also save an endangered language from extinction. The Sámi form an indigenous people whose language is endangered. A marginal