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  2. Oct 28, 2020 · If, as quoted above, ethnolinguistic vitality is defined as “a groups ability to maintain and protect its existence in time as a collective entity with a distinctive identity and language” (Giles et al., 1977, p. 308), this definition has only partial relevance to countries like Uganda, where groups are not often defined by one ...

  3. Ethnolinguistic vitality is a group's ability to maintain and protect its existence in time as a collective entity with a distinctive identity and language. It involves continuing intergenerational transmission of group's language and cultural practices, sustainable demography and active social institutions, social cohesion, and emotional ...

  4. Jul 2, 2023 · Thirdly, and closely connected to ethnolinguistic identity, is objective ethnolinguistic vitality. According to the theory, demographic factors, institutional support, and status are three important structural factors determining the strong or weak vitality of a language minority (Bourhis et al. Citation 2019 ; Giles and Johnson Citation 1987 ...

  5. At the macro level, the power behind language is the collective power (ethnolinguistic vitality) of the communities that speak the language.

  6. Clearly, ethnolinguistic vitality (EV) proves to be a com-plex phenomenon both in terms of the number of elements it encompasses and their interaction. Furthermore, as shown by Smith et al. (2017), the conceptual boundaries of EV have evolved far beyond the domains of language and communication, mutating into the macro framework of vitality theory.

  7. Mar 18, 2011 · The vitality of an ethnolinguistic group was defined as ‘that which makes a group likely to behave as a distinctive and active collective entity in intergroup situations’ (Giles, Bourhis, and Taylor Citation 1977, 308).

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