Why compete? Creating new functions for the use of the New Testament
The availability of Scripture in the traditional language is not enough to ensure shifting the patterns of language use already established in the church.
In the Galat community the traditional language is used for informal, in-group communication in the domains of family, friends, and neighbourhood. Harris discusses how this affects the use of mother-tongue literature and suggests that it is most effective to create new functions for literature use in domains that are appropriate in the community. Rather than expecting the church (a formal context) to use the mother tongue, she suggests home Bible studies or preschools as better environments to use mother-tongue literature.
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