Issues and Questions in Language Endangerment and Revitalization

In this paper, I present a list of twelve intriguing questions I came up with during my term-long independent study on language endangerment and revitalization, then present research, thoughts and possible answers to five of them. The five topics I address in more detail are the metaphors used for language endangerment; responsibility for the stewardship of languages; the role of digital technology in language endangerment situations; the connection people make between endangered languages and their soul or spirit; and the relation of the discourse of language endangerment to other discourses of endangerment