French And Italian Lexical Influences In German Speaking Switzerland

Author : Felicity J. Rash
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2013-07-31
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110868500

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French and Italian Lexical Influences in German-speaking Switzerland by Felicity J. Rash Pdf

The series Studia Linguistica Germanica, founded in 1968 by Ludwig Erich Schmitt and Stefan Sonderegger, is one of the standard publication organs for German Linguistics. The series aims to cover the whole spectrum of the subject, while concentrating on questions relating to language history and the history of linguistic ideas. It includes works on the historical grammar and semantics of German, on the relationship of language and culture, on the history of language theory, on dialectology, on lexicology / lexicography, text linguisticsand on the location of German in the European linguistic context.

Author : Uriel Weinreich
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 437 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2011-11-23
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027284990

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Languages in Contact by Uriel Weinreich Pdf

The appearance of Uriel Weinreich's Languages in Contact: Findings and Problems (1953) marked a milestone in the study of multilingualism and language contact. Yet until now, few linguists have been aware that its main themes were first laid out in Weinreich’s Columbia University doctoral dissertation of 1951, Research Problems in Bilingualism with Special Reference to Switzerland. Based on the author's fieldwork, it contains a detailed report on language contact in Switzerland in the first half of the 20th century, especially along the French-German linguistic border and between German and Romansh in the canton of Grisons (Graubünden). The present edition reproduces Weinreich's original text in full, with only minor alterations and corrections, as well as the author's fieldwork photographs and many of his hand-drawn diagrams. A new foreword reviews Weinreich's life and legacy, as well as developments in contact linguistics and the Swiss linguistic situation over the past 60 years. With selected comments on noteworthy points and references to more recent literature, this volume will be of interest not only to those working on the languages of Switzerland, or specialists in language contact, but all scholars today whose work builds on the broad and lasting foundations laid over half a century ago by Uriel Weinreich.

Author : Uriel Weinreich
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 437 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027211873

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Languages in Contact by Uriel Weinreich Pdf

Based on the author's fieldwork, this title contains a detailed report on language contact in Switzerland in the first half of the 20th century, especially along the French-German linguistic border and between German and Romansh in the canton of Grisons (Graubunden)

Author : Felicity J. Rash
Publisher : Peter Lang Limited, International Academic Publishers
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : STANFORD:36105019430102

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The German Language in Switzerland by Felicity J. Rash Pdf

This book offers a broad survey of issues relating to the German language in Switzerland. The initial focus is on the German-speaking community's relationship with the French, Italian and Romansh language communities. Consideration is then given to the complex issue of diglossia within the germanophone Swiss community, and the maintenance of both the Swiss German dialects and the Swiss German standard language as co-existent codes of equal status. The Swiss German dialects, the Swiss variety of standard German, and the influence of various foreign languages on both of these language forms are described in some detail. Finally, sociolinguistic issues affecting the German language in Switzerland are considered: the connection between social variation and linguistic change; language variation stemming from differences of age, sex and ethnic origin; and linguistic behaviour and phatic communication.

Author : Jeanine Treffers-Daller,Roland Willemyns
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1853596272

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Language Contact at the Romance-Germanic Language Border by Jeanine Treffers-Daller,Roland Willemyns Pdf

The current volume brings together sociolinguistic analyses of language contact along the Romance Germanic Language Border, shedding more light on the variable and the universal elements in language contact and shift. It covers the whole range of the border, from French Flanders through South Tirol. Every part of it has been treated by outstanding experts. They describe the current state of the art in 'their' portion of the language border and include information on the legal and/or practical status of the language border and the status and function of all languages concerned. Attitudinal and language planning initiatives as well as the standardisation status of the regionally official and minority languages are discussed. Language borrowing, code switching and other language contact phenomena are analysed in detail.

Author : Sebastian Knospe,Alexander Onysko,Maik Goth
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2016-09-26
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110463477

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Crossing Languages to Play with Words by Sebastian Knospe,Alexander Onysko,Maik Goth Pdf

Wordplay involving several linguistic codes is an important modality of ludic language. This volume offers a multidisciplinary approach to the topic, discussing examples from different epochs, genres, and communicative situations. The contributions illustrate the multi-dimensionality, linguistic make-up, and the special interactive potential of wordplay across linguistic and cultural boundaries, including the challenging practice of translation.

Author : William J. Jones
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2011-11-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110882186

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German Kinship Terms (750-1500) by William J. Jones Pdf

The series Studia Linguistica Germanica, founded in 1968 by Ludwig Erich Schmitt and Stefan Sonderegger, is one of the standard publication organs for German Linguistics. The series aims to cover the whole spectrum of the subject, while concentrating on questions relating to language history and the history of linguistic ideas. It includes works on the historical grammar and semantics of German, on the relationship of language and culture, on the history of language theory, on dialectology, on lexicology / lexicography, text linguisticsand on the location of German in the European linguistic context.

Author : Richard J. Brunt
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2013-07-31
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783110866599

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The Influence of the French Language on the German Vocabulary by Richard J. Brunt Pdf

The series Studia Linguistica Germanica, founded in 1968 by Ludwig Erich Schmitt and Stefan Sonderegger, is one of the standard publication organs for German Linguistics. The series aims to cover the whole spectrum of the subject, while concentrating on questions relating to language history and the history of linguistic ideas. It includes works on the historical grammar and semantics of German, on the relationship of language and culture, on the history of language theory, on dialectology, on lexicology / lexicography, text linguisticsand on the location of German in the European linguistic context.

Author : Ulrich Ammon,Marlis Hellinger
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2013-03-12
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110851625

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Status Change of Languages by Ulrich Ammon,Marlis Hellinger Pdf

Author : William Mackey,Jacob Ornstein
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 477 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2011-07-22
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110810752

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Sociolinguistic Studies in Language Contact by William Mackey,Jacob Ornstein Pdf

TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS is a series of books that open new perspectives in our understanding of language. The series publishes state-of-the-art work on core areas of linguistics across theoretical frameworks as well as studies that provide new insights by building bridges to neighbouring fields such as neuroscience and cognitive science. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS considers itself a forum for cutting-edge research based on solid empirical data on language in its various manifestations, including sign languages. It regards linguistic variation in its synchronic and diachronic dimensions as well as in its social contexts as important sources of insight for a better understanding of the design of linguistic systems and the ecology and evolution of language. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS publishes monographs and outstanding dissertations as well as edited volumes, which provide the opportunity to address controversial topics from different empirical and theoretical viewpoints. High quality standards are ensured through anonymous reviewing.

Author : Vivian Cook,Benedetta Bassetti
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2005-05-23
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781788920308

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Second Language Writing Systems by Vivian Cook,Benedetta Bassetti Pdf

Second Language Writing Systems looks at how people learn and use a second language writing system, arguing that they are affected by characteristics of the first and second writing systems, to a certain extent independently of the languages involved. This book presents for the first time the effects of writing systems on language reading and writing and on language awareness, and provides a new platform for discussing bilingualism, biliteracy and writing systems. The approach is interdisciplinary, with contributions not only from applied linguists and psychologists but also corpus linguists, educators and phoneticians. A variety of topics are covered, from handwriting to spelling, word recognition to the mental lexicon, and language textbooks to metalinguistic awareness. Though most of the studies concern adult L2 learners and users, other populations covered include minority children, immersion students and bilingual children. While the emphasis is on English as the L2 writing system, many other writing systems are analysed as L1 or L2: Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, Gujarati, Indonesian, Irish, Italian and Japanese. Approaches that are represented include contrastive analysis, transfer, poststructuralism, connectionism and corpus analysis. The readership is SLA and bilingualism researchers, students and teachers around the world; language teachers will also find much food for thought.

Author : Joy Charnley,Malcolm Pender
Publisher : Occasional Papers in Swiss Studies
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : IND:30000088065309

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Living with Languages by Joy Charnley,Malcolm Pender Pdf

In 2002, Expo. 02 - the Swiss National Exhibition - celebrated the modern identity of the Swiss Confederation and the electorate approved a historic change in relations with other countries by voting to join the United Nations. Yet, despite bilateral agreements regulating areas of common interest between Switzerland and the European Union, there are still strong fears that Swiss identity could be jeopardised by full membership, and that, within a wider framework, her quadrilingual composition could not be sustained. The experience which the Swiss have accumulated in dealing pragmatically and largely peacefully with different languages is detailed in the six essays of this volume. The special contemporary characteristics of German, French and Italian within Switzerland, the pressures on Romansh, the role played by Switzerland in integrating gender-neutral language into standard usage and the dominance of English as a means of communication between different language groups are amongst the topics discussed.

Author : Ulrich Ammon
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 680 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2012-06-25
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110860252

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Status and Function of Languages and Language Varieties by Ulrich Ammon Pdf

Author : Adrian Leemann
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2012-07-04
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027273840

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Swiss German Intonation Patterns by Adrian Leemann Pdf

Switzerland is renowned for having a diverse linguistic and dialectal landscape in a comparatively small and confined space. Possibly, this is one of the reasons why Swiss German dialects have been investigated thoroughly on various linguistic levels. Nevertheless, natural speech intonation has, until today, not been examined systematically. The aim of this study is to analyze natural Swiss German fundamental frequency behavior according to linguistic, paralinguistic, and extralinguistic variables, using statistical tests against the backdrop of detecting dialect-specific patterns as well as cross-dialectal differences. The intonation analyses were conducted with the mathematically-formulated Command-Response model. This is the first large-scale study that applies this framework on a large corpus of natural, dialectal speech. This contribution provides a holistic account of the truly multilayered features of natural speech intonation and brings to light detailed underlying patterns of Swiss German dialectal fundamental frequency behavior. The book is mainly targeted at linguists, speech scientists, as well as dialectologists.

Author : Andreas C. Goldberg
Publisher : Springer
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2016-11-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783319460000

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The Impact of Cleavages on Swiss Voting Behaviour by Andreas C. Goldberg Pdf

This book studies the impact of cleavages on electoral choices. Based on a case study of Switzerland, it analyses how cleavages divide voters into voting blocs and how this influences Swiss voting behaviour and the Swiss party system. The first part examines the development of salient cleavages such as religion, social class, rural-urban, and language between 1971 and 2011. Behavioural changes among voters and changes in the size of social groups are explored as explanatory factors for the decline of cleavage voting. The second part proposes a contextual perspective analysis of the current impact of cleavages using both individual and contextual factors. These factors are also combined to examine interaction effects between the individual and the context. Finally, the third part analyses whether the impact of cleavages has harmonised across different contexts (Swiss cantons) over time.