New speakers are an increasingly important aspect of the revitalization of minority languages since, in some cases, they can make up the majority of the language community in question. This volume examines this phenomenon from the viewpoint of three minority languages: Breton, Yiddish and Lemko.

Autorentext
Michael Hornsby is currently a visiting professor in the Department of Celtic languages and literatures, Faculty of English, at Adam Mickiewicz University, Pozna?, Poland. He has previously worked at the Universities of Aberdeen and the Catholic University of Lublin.

Inhalt

1. Minority Languages: A Crisis in Authority 2. Legitimate Speakers of Authentic Breton: Who Decides? 3. In Search of Authentic Yiddish 4. Who Speaks for the Lemko Language? 5. New Speakers: The Future of Minority Languages?