@incollection{king_language_2009,
	title = {Language is {Life} {The} {Worldview} of {Second} {Language} {Speakers} of {Māori}},
	isbn = {0-9670554-4-X},
	url = {http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/ jar/ILR/ILR-8.pdf},
	abstract = {Second-language adult speakers of Māori form the large bulk of proficient speakers of the language. The engagement these adults have with the Māori language is motivated by a strongly-held worldview centered on personal transformation which enables them to engage with and maintain a relationship with the Māori language. This worldview appears to have a different focus to that held by national and tribal language planners and speakers of other indigenous languages. One factor that languages undergoing revitalization have in common is a group of language fanatics, people who are passionately dedicated to revitalizing their heritage language. In New Zealand there are many Māori who are devoted to becoming fluent second language speakers of Māori. These people are typically involved with the teaching profession and have children who they are raising in a Māori speaking environment. These people are the necessary intermediate stage: the second language speaking generation which is needed to produce a new generation of first language speakers of Māori. The zeal which these adult second language learners have for the language is something that they have sustained for a number of years. What motivates people such as these to become fluent second language speakers of their heritage language? Are they motivated by the idea of saving their language? Or is their motivation more personal? This paper examines the worldview of second language adult speakers of Māori in New Zealand and contrasts their perspective with that of language planners and speakers of other indigenous languages},
	booktitle = {Indigenous {Language} {Revitalization}: {Encouragement}, {Guidance} \& {Lessons} {Learned}},
	author = {King, Jeanette},
	year = {2009},
	pages = {97--108},
}

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