Safeguarding minoritised languages in a global world: protecting and promoting the Galician language.
- Dates: 2021-23
- Funding body: Michael Beverley Innovation Fellowship (£7,500)
- Primary investigator: Dr Gisela Tomé Lourido (Leeds, Linguistics & Phonetics)
- L@L satellite: Embracing Linguistic Diversity
- L@L themes: Language and Society, Multimodality and Multilingualism
The project focusses on safeguarding Galician, a minoritised language in north-west Spain undergoing a process of language shift, as younger generations increasingly speak Spanish. The main goal of the project is to work with the community to develop sustainable solutions to foster language maintenance and minimise language-based discrimination. The main activities involve collaborating with teachers and local groups to co-create innovative educational materials and initiatives.