Chicano English And Türkendeutsch A Comparison Of Two Ethnic Dialects

Author : Melanie Anders
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 13 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2013-01-24
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9783656358954

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"Chicano English" and "Türkendeutsch": A comparison of two ethnic dialects by Melanie Anders Pdf

Seminar paper from the year 2012 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,0, University of Würzburg (Neuphilologisches Institut), course: American English: History, Variation, and Change, language: English, abstract: "In every living language, processes of change are as inevitable as rain." New dialects develop out of isolation as well as out of contact with other varieties. Thereby they are influenced by ongoing socio-cultural changes and, in turn, affect culture and way of speaking. This paper will summarize results of latest linguistic research on two ethnic dialects – Chicano English, a Hispanic variety of American English and Türkendeutsch , a relatively new variety of German. First, both varieties will be presented with regard to their history, their structural features and sociolinguistic aspects, starting with Chicano English. After outlining characteristics of both individually, major similarities and differences will be highlighted. Finally, difficulties in the context of this paper will be discussed and future prospects will be given.

Author : Joyce Penfield,Jacob L. Ornstein-Galicia
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1985-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027286352

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Chicano English by Joyce Penfield,Jacob L. Ornstein-Galicia Pdf

Chicano English can rightly be said to be, in its different varieties, the most widespread ethnic dialect of U.S. English, spoken by large sections of the population in the American Southwest. It represents a type of speech referred to by E. Haugen as a ‘bilingual’ dialect, having developed out of a stable Spanish-English setting. In their book, the authors provide a comprehensive examination of Chicano English, devoting particular emphasis to the social factors determining its characteristic features and uses. Special attention is given to the question of homogeneity as against ordered variation within Chicano English, to features of pronunciation and grammar, to its communicative functions, to the evaluative attitudes of its speakers and others and, finally, to its uses in literature and the media. In spite of its importance, Chicano English has been insufficiently documented; this monograph is intended to contribute towards redressing the balance.

Author : Otto Santa Ana A.
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Bilingualism
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173020670452

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Toward a More Adequate Characterization of the Chicano Language Setting by Otto Santa Ana A. Pdf

Author : Tomasello Rosario
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 18 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-03
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783656399759

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Kiezdeutsch - A new emerging variety of the standard German by Tomasello Rosario Pdf

Essay from the year 2013 in the subject German Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,5, Free University of Berlin, language: English, abstract: Across Europe new types of linguistic varieties have emerged, mainly spoken by adolescents with foreign roots. The development of these varieties have been analysed and observed in recent decades, such as Rinkebysvenska in Sweden or Straattaal in the Netherlands. All these varieties display common characteristics, e.g. spoken by young people with different migratory backgrounds and a linguistic system developed by the contact language. (Paul, Freywald, Wittenberg 2009, 1-2) A new emerging phenomenon, with similar proprieties of the other varieties in Europe is Kiezdeutsch – a multiethnolect variety spoken in urban cities across German speaking countries. (Wiese 2012, 110 – 114) In recent years in Germany there has existed a great debate about the status of Kiezdeutsch. Three different positions came out; if Kiezdeutsch could be defined, as a “dialect“ strongly affirmed by Wiese (2012), or as a “style of speaking” affirmed by Helmut Glück, professor of German at the University of Bamberg, or as an “incomplete language acquisition” defined by the public opinion. In this essay I will focus on the sociolinguistic factors that played an important role for the birth of Kiezdeutsch, and describe this variety as a language of the youth, and on the linguistic system that combines features of contact language. I will research what makes Kiezdeutsch a dialect with a dynamic linguistic system, and how it is undervalued by the public opinion, which considers Kiezdeutsch not as a dialect, but rather a “broken German” or “an incomplete language acquisition”, acquired by immigrants.

Author : Lindsay Preseau
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : English language
ISBN : 1433164124

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Kiezenglish by Lindsay Preseau Pdf

Author : Fabian Müller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2014-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3656594139

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Linguistic Interference Between L1 Dialects and L2 by Fabian Müller Pdf

Seminar paper from the year 2012 in the subject English - Pedagogy, Didactics, Literature Studies, grade: 3,0, Karlsruhe University of Education, course: Applied linguistics &TEFL, language: English, abstract: "In present - day societies it is rare to find someone who speaks only one language; most people around the globe know and use several languages in their daily lives. Within this context, the mother tongue might have influence on the L2." This academic paper is about the interference between German as L1 and English as L2 within a group 14-15 year-old teenagers. The main goal is to exemplify, whether the children's original dialects have any interference on their foreign language approach. It was tried to find participants, whose dialects give good examples for the region, they live in. Before the test and its results are described, some general information about L1 influences on L2 will be given. Because the children, who participated in the test, were on a language trip to England while the test was taken, the basis for the research to this paper is the Recieved Pronuciation, although some of the students might have been in contact with other varieties of English before. To achieve more comparability, their English was only compared to the RP standard. A difficulty during the research was to distingiush between varieties caused by their mother tongue and such caused by generell troubles in pronunciation. Therefore, the main focus was put on clear examples, such as voiced and devoiced sounds, aspiration and the [w, r] - sounds. All those examples can be looked at to find language interference between L1 and L2, whereas the /o] - sound, which was analysed as well has to be looked at carefully. Many learners of English might have problems pronouncing that sound, but these problems are not neccessarily caused be their L1 dialect, but can be caused by the generell absence of the [ /o] - sound in the German language as their mother tongue. There were differe

Author : Markus Widmer
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 29 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2008-11
Category : American literature
ISBN : 9783640202713

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Chicano Identity in Chicano Fiction by Markus Widmer Pdf

Seminar paper from the year 1998 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 2 (B), University of Aberdeen (English Department), course: Chicano Fiction, 9 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: In this essay, I will address the question of Chicano identity by investigating two very different texts, that both deal with a quest for identity in a Mexican-American context: Tomás Rivera's ...And the Earth Did Not Devour Him and Richard Rodriguez' Hunger of Memory: The Education of Richard Rodriguez. I will first discuss the contextual differences between the two works. Then I will consider the definitions of identity upon which the texts are based. Going deeper into the works themselves, I will finally discuss along which lines the two quests for identity develop. In conclusion, I will connect my investigations to the question of whether Chicano identity is unified or fragmented. Both Tomás Rivera's ...And the Earth Did Not Devour Him and Richard Rodriguez' Hunger of Memory are about an individual searching for his identity. In both works, the protagonist is a Mexican-American or 'Chicano'. However, the differences between the two books are huge. The generic difference is most obvious: Rivera's work is a fictional narrative, which Héctor Calderón termed 'novel-as-tales'.1 Rodriguez, referring to his book, speaks of '[e]ssays impersonating an autobiography' (p. 7). This entails that the subject searching for identity is, in Rodriguez' case, the author himself, or rather his literary image. In Rivera's case, the subject is purely fictional, although some critics have identified this literary subject with the author.

Author : Eva-Maria Kaufmann
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 17 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2013-05-31
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9783656432609

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The Spread of English in the World by Eva-Maria Kaufmann Pdf

Essay from the year 2011 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: Distinction, University of Newcastle upon Tyne (EDUCATION COMMUNICATIONS AND LANGUAGE SCIENCES), course: Sociolinguistics, language: English, abstract: The massive increase of English speakers around the world who speak it at all different levels of proficiency, for any variety of purposes and with (other) non-native speakers has sparked some concerns and controversies. Some are concerned that its wide spread and the emergence and institutionalisation of new ‘Englishes’ will lead to a language fragmentation that could ultimately result in mutual unintelligibility. The question of who holds authority over English today is causing heated discussions. Teaching practices for English as a foreign language are yet another contentious subject. For the most part, English teaching is still oriented towards British or North American varieties, and a learner’s proficiency is measured in relation to those norms. Some, however, demand that English teaching practices take into account that usage situations and requirements for English have changed, and that teachers prepare students for international communication rather than communication with Americans or British. The issue with perhaps the greatest political significance is that of linguistic imperialism. As English, particularly the ‘prestige varieties’ British and American, are being taught to more and more people across the world, some have voiced their concern that this “compromises the cultural integrity of the non-native speaker”. There is a fear that English might suppress or even replace local languages and be used as a tool to spread Anglo-American cultural hegemony. This essay gives first a rough overview over who speaks English in the world today. It then briefly discusses some of the attempts by scholars to categorise this immense number of ddifferent people, focusing particularly on Kachru’s model of the spread of English. It addresses some of the factors that lead to the emergence of new varieties of English, describing Nigerian English and China English in more detail by way of an example. Linguistic imperialism is discussed subsequently as one particularly controversial issue relating to the rise of English to one of the world’s most predominant languages.

Author : Maria Melanie Meyer
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 57 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2008-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783638946636

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The Treaty of Alfred and Guthrum - Sociolinguistic Background and Linguistic Analysis by Maria Melanie Meyer Pdf

Seminar paper from the year 2008 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,3, University of Leipzig (Institut f r Anglistik), course: Seminar: Diachronic Linguistics: Old English, 13 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: According to the Oxford Dictionary, a compromise is defined as "an agreement reached by each side making concessions". (Oxford English Dictionary) The Treaty of Alfred and Guthrum may be considered as such a compromise since it reflects a decisive turning point after approximately 100 years of violent raids and brutal battles. This significant agreement is one of the few surviving Old English or more specifically West Saxon documents and includes very interesting details about the society, culture as well as politics in 9th century England.

Author : Sydne Pruonto
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2007-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783638748902

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Regional Variation in British English - Focus on Scotland by Sydne Pruonto Pdf

Seminar paper from the year 2004 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 2, University of Würzburg (Anglistik und Amerikanistik), course: Sociolinguistics, 25 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: This seminar paper is about linguistic variations Scottish English has in contrast to Standard English concerning pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary as well as it deals with the history of Scottish English and attitudes which Scottish English perceives from society.

Author : Sally Johnson,Tommaso M. Milani
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2009-12-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781441182739

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Language Ideologies and Media Discourse by Sally Johnson,Tommaso M. Milani Pdf

The study of language ideologies has become a key theme in sociolinguistics over the past decade. It is the study of the relationship between representations of language, on the one hand, and broader aesthetic, economic, moral and political concerns, on the other. Research into the particular role played by media discourse in the construction, reproduction and contestation of such ideologies has been widely scattered - this book brings together this emerging field. It considers how, in an era of global communication technologies, the media - by which we understand the press, radio, television, cinema, the internet and multimodal gaming - help to disseminate preferred uses of, and ideas about, language. The book is tightly focussed on the relationship between language ideologies and media discourse, together with the methods and techniques required for the analysis of that relationship. It also places emphasis on television and new-media texts, incorporating and expanding upon recent theoretical insights into visual communication and multimodal discourse analysis. International in scope, this book will also be of interest to students from a wide range of fields including linguistics (particularly sociolinguistics and linguistic anthropology), modern languages, education, media studies, communication studies and cultural theory.

Author : Peter Bakker,Yaron Matras
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 451 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-26
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781614513711

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Contact Languages by Peter Bakker,Yaron Matras Pdf

This volume deals with several types of contact languages: pidgins, creoles, mixed languages, and multi-ethnolects. It also approaches contact languages from two perspectives: an historical linguistic perspective, more specifically from a viewpoint of genealogical linguistics, language descent and linguistic family tree models; and a sociolinguistic perspective, identifying specific social contexts in which contact languages emerge.

Author : Monika S. Schmid,Barbara Köpke,Merel Keijzer,Lina Weilemar
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2004-08-26
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027295279

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First Language Attrition by Monika S. Schmid,Barbara Köpke,Merel Keijzer,Lina Weilemar Pdf

This volume provides a state-of-the-art treatment of research on language attrition, the non-pathological loss of a language through lack of exposure. It combines a review of past and present research with in-depth treatments of specific theoretical and methodological issues and reports on individual studies. Special prominence is given to the identification of problematic areas in attrition research, with a view to pointing out possible solutions. The book specifically addresses itself to those who wish to acquaint themselves with the research area of language attrition, providing them with both a thorough overview of the field and a basis on which to build their own research. The combination of experience and an innovative outlook present in this collection, however, make it a valuable source for those familiar with attrition as well. Especially useful to both beginners and veterans is the extensive annotated bibliography.

Author : Ronald Wardhaugh,Janet M. Fuller
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2014-10-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781118732403

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An Introduction to Sociolinguistics by Ronald Wardhaugh,Janet M. Fuller Pdf

Thoroughly updated and revised, An Introduction to Sociolinguistics, 7th Edition presents a comprehensive and fully updated introduction to the study of the relationship between language and society. Building on Ronald Wardhaugh’s classic text, co-author Janet Fuller has updated this seventh edition throughout with new discussions exploring language and communities, language and interaction, and sociolinguistic variation, as well as incorporating numerous new exercises and research ideas for today’s students. Taking account of new research from the field, the book explores exciting new perspectives drawn from linguistic anthropology, and includes new chapters on pragmatics, discourse analysis, and sociolinguistics and education. With an emphasis on using examples from languages and cultures around the world, chapters address topics including social and regional dialects, multilingualism, discourse and pragmatics, variation, language in education, and language policy and planning. A new companion website including a wealth of additional online material, as well as a glossary and a variety of new exercises and examples, helps further illuminate the ideas presented in the text. An Introduction to Sociolinguistics, 7th Edition continues to be the most indispensable and accessible introduction to the field of sociolinguistics for students in applied and theoretical linguistics, education, and anthropology.

Author : Ad Backus
Publisher : Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Bilingualism
ISBN : 3447033215

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Patterns of Language Mixing by Ad Backus Pdf