29 juin 2010
Anne-Laure Dotte, « L'aménagement terminologique au service des langues en danger : créer pour survivre », HAL-SHS : linguistique, ID : 10670/1.xk7t4t
This article deals with how corpus planning must be considered as a tool for the revitalization of endangered languages. Coining new words is then a way of modernizing the lexicon, fixing lexical gaps and increasing domains of communication in the indigenous language. This article gives some examples from Iaai, a language of New Caledonia, and from the situation in Oceania.