A story at the periphery: Documenting, standardising and reviving Cypriot Arabic

• Autores: Marilena Karyolemou
• Localización: International journal of the sociology of language, ISSN 0165-2516, Nº. 260, 2019 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Adapting to changing landscapes: Language standardization, revitalization, digitalization), págs. 1-14
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The aim of this article is to present the current sociolinguistic situation of the Cypriot Maronite community and report on recent efforts to revitalize its language, Cypriot Arabic or Sanna. After a brief historical account, the article focuses on the sociodemographic and sociolinguistic characteristics of the community, which has steadily declined ever since its establishment on the island of Cyprus in the seventh to eighth century AD. Finally, the article discusses the revitalization efforts undertaken since 2007 as well as recent political and social developments that (de)favour the process of revitalization.