There seems to be a bit of a growing awareness and interest in pre-modern Japanese and Korean dialects among young people in both countries. Some of my students are beginning to explore the various roots of Japanese that ended up being agglomerated into standard Japanese and that we still see remnants of in the various dialects. I've heard similar things from Korean students. So, purely anecdotal evidence on my part, but it seems in line with the younger generations' reckoning with their identities as Japanese or Korean.
Taiwanese Hokkien is widely spoken in my extended family and is next on my list of languages to learn. My mother prioritized passing Mandarin on to me and didn't see as much value in teaching me Taiwanese Hokkien, but I find myself wanting to learn it for culture/identity reasons now as an adult. One of the things that I struggle with is producing the nasal sounds -- looking forward to sifting these resources to learn more!!
There seems to be a bit of a growing awareness and interest in pre-modern Japanese and Korean dialects among young people in both countries. Some of my students are beginning to explore the various roots of Japanese that ended up being agglomerated into standard Japanese and that we still see remnants of in the various dialects. I've heard similar things from Korean students. So, purely anecdotal evidence on my part, but it seems in line with the younger generations' reckoning with their identities as Japanese or Korean.
Taiwanese Hokkien is widely spoken in my extended family and is next on my list of languages to learn. My mother prioritized passing Mandarin on to me and didn't see as much value in teaching me Taiwanese Hokkien, but I find myself wanting to learn it for culture/identity reasons now as an adult. One of the things that I struggle with is producing the nasal sounds -- looking forward to sifting these resources to learn more!!