Reviving Languages: From Taiwan’s Indigenous Languages to Caribbean Creoles
How can we save thousands of endangered minority and Indigenous languages worldwide from extinction? In this episode, we explore language revitalization and the community efforts, government initiatives and academic research aiming to preserve linguistic diversity. We journey from Taiwan’s Indigenous Siraya language to the world’s only Japanese-based creole in eastern Taiwan and the Creole languages of the Caribbean. Featuring: - Christopher Joby, visiting scholar at the Institute of Linguistics, Academia Sinica, Taipei - Andrea Bowman, Ambassador of St. Vincent and the Grenadines to Taiwan - Robert Kennedy Lewis, Ambassador of St. Lucia to Taiwan - Chien Yuehchen, professor at National Dong Hwa University in Hualien - Numerous speakers of Yilan Creole and residents of Aohua and Tungyueh communities
