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ItemLinguistic vitality, endangerment, and resilienceROCHE, G (University of Hawaii Press, Journals Department, 2017)The concept of “resilience” originated in both ecology and psychology, and refers to the propensity of a system or entity to “bounce back” from a disturbance. Recently, the concept has found increasing application within linguistics, particularly the study of endangered languages. In this context, resilience is used to describe one aspect of long-term, cyclical changes in language vitality. Proponents of “resilience linguistics” argue that understanding long-term patterns of language vitality can be of use in fostering resilience in, and therefore maintenance of, endangered languages. This article takes a critical look at these proposals, based on the examination of long-term trends in the Monguor and Saami languages.
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ItemIntroduction: the transformation of Tibet’s language ecology in the twenty-first centuryROCHE, G (Mouton de Gruyter, 2017)Tibet’s linguistic diversity is undergoing drastic transformations in the twenty-first century. In this article, I begin my examination of this issue by outlining the extent of Tibet’s linguistic diversity, including not only its numerous Tibetic languages, but also its non-Tibetic minority languages. Using a “language ecology” approach, I examine the mechanisms that have produced and maintained this diversity, as well as the ways this diversity was spatially and socially patterned. I argue that these processes and patterns were largely maintained up until the twenty-first century, when the Chinese state’s program to “Open the West” unleashed an ideologically driven modernization program on Tibet, radically altering its language ecology. I argue that the present trends emerging from this process are likely to continue throughout the twenty-first century, resulting in both language loss and the emergence of new languages, leaving the overall language ecology fundamentally altered by the beginning of the twenty-second century. It is hoped that this article will not only provide a useful framework for future discussions on linguistic diversity in Tibet, but will also focus attention on the challenges facing individual languages in Tibet today.
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ItemI, Ya ri a bsod, am a dog: The Life and Music of a Tibetan Mendicant SingerROCHE, G ; Skal dbang skyid, ; Sha bo don sgrub rdo rje, ; Sgrol ma mtsho, ; Schweickert, E ; Dpa' rtse rgyal, ; Stuart, K (Asian Highlands Perspectives, 2011)
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ItemChildbirth and Childcare in Rdo sbis Tibetan TownshipROCHE, G ; Klu mo tshe ring, (Asian Highlands Perspectives, 2011)
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ItemPurity and Fortune in Phug sde Village RitualsROCHE, G ; Sa mtsho skyid, (Asian Highlands Perspectives, 2011)
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ItemChange, Reputation, and Hair: A Female Rite of Passage in Mtha' ba VillageROCHE, G ; Blo bzang tshe ring, ; Don 'grub sgrol ma, ; Stuart, K (Asian Highlands Perspectives, 2012)
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ItemPad Yatra: A Green Odyssey [film]Roche, G (Informa UK Limited, 2016-08-07)
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ItemThe Tibetanization of Henan's Mongols: ethnicity and assimilation on the Sino-Tibetan frontierRoche, G (ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, 2016)
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ItemMaking Areas and Patterning Diversity on the Tibetan Plateau: Meshworks, Hierarchies, and CatalystsROCHE, G (China Tibetology Publishing House, 2015)
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ItemReview. Sounding Out Heritage: Cultural Politics and the Social Practice of Quan Ho Folk Song in Northern VietnamROCHE, G (Nanzan University, 2014)