Faroese Language Revitalization and Its Support for Nationhood
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i ACKNOWLEDGMENTS It is with great appreciation that I thank a number of individuals for the kindness and encouragement that they bestowed upon me as I wrote the following research paper. First, I would like to thank Dr. C. Andrew Hofling, who introduced me to the field of anthropological linguistics and was instrumental in helping me write this paper. He is an excellent teacher and advisor. I would also like to extend special thanks to faculty in the Department of Anthropology my classmates for their friendship. Finally, I would like to thank my parents for their never-ending love and encouragement.
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تاریخ انتشار 2014