Language Attitudes And Minority Rights

Author : James Hawkey
Publisher : Springer
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2018-04-12
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783319745978

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Language Attitudes and Minority Rights by James Hawkey Pdf

This book presents a detailed sociolinguistic study of the traditionally Catalan-speaking areas of Southern France, and sheds new light on language attitudes, phonetic variation, language ideologies and minority language rights. The region’s complex dual identity, both Catalan and French, both peripheral and strategic, is shown to be reflected in the book’s attitudinal findings which in turn act as reliable predictors of phonetic variation. The author’s careful discursive analysis paints a clear picture of the linguistic ideological landscape: in which French dominates as the language of status and prestige. This innovative work, employing cutting-edge mixed methods, provides an in-depth account of an under-examined language situation, and draws on this research to propose a number of policy recommendations to protect minority rights for speakers of Catalan in the region. Combining language attitudes, sociophonetics, discourse studies, and language policy, this will provide an invaluable reference for scholars of French and Catalan studies and minority languages around the world.

Author : Stephen May
Publisher : Addison Wesley Publishing Company
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Education
ISBN : STANFORD:36105110670523

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Language and Minority Rights by Stephen May Pdf

This series highlights the importance of language to an understanding of issues of social and professional concern. It helps readers understand how the ways we communicate influence and are influenced by contemporary social institutions.

Author : Colin Baker
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1853591424

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Attitudes and Language by Colin Baker Pdf

The book aims to establish the concept of attitudes as more central to the study of minority and majority languages. The strong tradition of attitude theory and research from social psychology is made relevant to language restoration and decay. Original research shows how attitude to bilingualism is conceptually distinct from attitude to a specific language. A piece of research in Wales investigates the origins of language attitudes in individual differences and in environmental attributes.

Author : John Edwards
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027218667

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Minority Languages and Group Identity by John Edwards Pdf

The central concern in this book is the relationship between language and group identity, a relationship that is thrown into greatest relief in minority settings. Since much of the current interest in minority languages revolves around issues of identity politics, language rights and the plight of endangered languages, one aim of the book is to summarise and analyse these and other pivotal themes. Furthermore, since the uniqueness of every language-contact situation does not rest upon unique elements or features but, rather, upon the particular weightings and combinations of features that recur across settings the second aim here is to provide a general descriptive framework within which a wide range of contact settings may be more easily understood. The book thus begins with a discussion of such matters as language decline, maintenance and revival, the dynamics of minority languages, and the ecology of language. It then offers a typological framework that draws and expands upon previous categorising efforts. Finally, the book presents four case studies that are both intrinsically interesting and more importantly provide specific illustrations of the generalities discussed earlier."

Author : W. Fase,K. Jaspaert,S.J. Kroon
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2013-12-19
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781134379491

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The State of Minority Languages by W. Fase,K. Jaspaert,S.J. Kroon Pdf

Many regional languages across the world are threatened by modernization and urbanization whilst the universal and rapid rise of migration has created new and unprecedented forms of multilingualism. Aspects of education, national policies and attitudes towards minority languages are documented.

Author : Ruth Kircher,Lena Zipp
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 431 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2022-07-07
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781108871167

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Research Methods in Language Attitudes by Ruth Kircher,Lena Zipp Pdf

Attitudes towards spoken, signed, and written language are of significant interest to researchers in sociolinguistics, applied linguistics, communication studies, and social psychology. This is the first interdisciplinary guide to traditional and cutting-edge methods for the investigation of language attitudes. Written by experts in the field, it provides an introduction to attitude theory, helps readers choose an appropriate method, and guides through research planning and design, data collection, and analysis. The chapters include step-by-step instructions to illustrate and facilitate the use of the different methods as well as case studies from a wide range of linguistic contexts. The book also goes beyond individual methods, offering guidance on how to research attitudes in multilingual communities and in signing communities, based on historical data, with the help of priming, and by means of mixed-methods approaches.

Author : Anousha Sedighi
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2023-01-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9783110694277

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Iranian and Minority Languages at Home and in Diaspora by Anousha Sedighi Pdf

While the typology, syntax, and morphology of Iranian languages have been widely explored, the sociolinguistic aspects remain largely understudied. The present companion addresses this essential yet overlooked area of research in two ways: (i) The book explores multilingualism within Iran and its neighbouring countries. (ii) It also investigates Iranian heritage languages within the diasporic context of the West. The scope of languages covered is vast: In addition to discussing Iranian minority languages such as Tati and Balochi, the book explores non-Iranian minority languages such as Azeri, Tukmen, Armenian and Mandaic. Furthermore, the companion investigates Iranian heritage languages such as Wakhi, Pashto, and Persian within their diasporic and global contexts. In the current era of migration and globalization, minority and heritage speakers are increasingly valuable resources. By focusing on the speakers, the companion provides new insights into a multitude of sociolinguistic issues including language attitude and identity, language use and literacy practices, language policy, language shift and loss. The companion is an essential reference for those interested in Iranian languages, minority languages, heritage languages, sociolinguistics, bilingualism, language policy and planning, diaspora and migration studies, as well as those researching in related fields.

Author : Colin J. Flynn
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2020-03-20
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781788927055

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Adult Minority Language Learning by Colin J. Flynn Pdf

This book examines the role of affective variables in the process of learning a minority language. It presents a comprehensive account of how adult learners’ attitude, motivation and identity are related to their awareness of, and commitment to, different dialects and varieties as target speech models. These issues are examined in the context of Irish, a minority language which does not have a standard spoken variety and where the vast majority of learners have no regular contact with native speakers. Using a mixed methods research approach, this study explores the relationships that exist between, on the one hand, learners’ attitudes towards the three main traditional dialects of Irish and non-traditional second language varieties, and on the other, their motivation and self-concept as second language learners.

Author : Isaac N. Ohia
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Language awareness
ISBN : IND:30000061652743

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Language Attitudes and Minority Status by Isaac N. Ohia Pdf

Author : Helen Kelly-Holmes
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1853595683

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Minority Language Broadcasting by Helen Kelly-Holmes Pdf

This volume examines the historical context, current state of and future prospects for broadcasting in minority languages, taking Irish and Breton as case studies. Practitioners and academics from a variety of disciplines come together to identify and debate the key issues that will mean success or failure for minority language broadcasting in the new millennium.

Author : Gillian Lane-Mercier,Denise Merkle,Jane Koustas
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2018-12-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780773555884

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Minority Languages, National Languages, and Official Language Policies by Gillian Lane-Mercier,Denise Merkle,Jane Koustas Pdf

In a context where linguistic and cultural diversity is characterized by ever-increasing complexity, adopting official multilingual policies to correct a country's ethno-linguistic, socio-economic, and symbolic imbalances presents many obstacles, but the greatest challenge is implementing them effectively. To what degree and in what ways have official multilingualism and multiculturalism policies actually succeeded in attaining their goals? Questioning and challenging foundational concepts, Minority Languages, National Languages, and Official Language Policies highlights the extent to which governments and international bodies are unable to manage complex linguistic and cultural diversity on an effective and sustained basis. This volume examines the principles, theory, intentions, and outcomes of official policies of multilingualism at the city, regional, and national levels through a series of international case studies. The eleven chapters – most focusing on lesser-known geopolitical contexts and languages – bring to the fore the many paradoxes that underlie the concept of diversity, lived experiences of and attitudes toward linguistic and cultural diversity, and the official multilingual policies designed to legally enhance, protect, or constrain otherness. An authoritative source of new and updated information, offering fresh interpretations and analyses of evolving sociolinguistic and political phenomena in today's global world, Minority Languages, National Languages, and Official Language Policies demonstrates how language policies often fail to deal appropriately or adequately with the issues they are designed to solve.

Author : Renée DePalma,Diane Brook Napier,Willibroad Dze-Ngwa
Publisher : Brill
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Endangered languages
ISBN : 9463001859

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Revitalizing Minority Voices by Renée DePalma,Diane Brook Napier,Willibroad Dze-Ngwa Pdf

Whose voices are taken into account in language policy and planning and whose have been ignored or more actively silenced? This is the central question addressed in this book. What are the political and social factors that have helped to create these historical exclusions, in terms of endangerment and loss of traditional languages? What are the global influences on the local landscape of languages and linguistic rights? What are the implications for cultural heritage and identity? In analyzing these questions and reporting on research in an array of countries, the chapter authors also suggest ways forward toward designing more inclusive policies and practices in educational contexts, whether in the context of obligatory schooling or in less formal educational contexts.UNESCO estimates that at least 43% of the estimated 6000 languages spoken in the world are endangered. Such statistics remind us that the linguistic diversity that characterizes the human condition is a fragile thing, and that certain languages need to be cultivated if they are to survive into the 21st century and beyond. The chapters in this volume originated as presentations at the XV World Congress of Comparative Education Societies (Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2013). They represent several global regions, namely Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America. They provide analyses of language policy and politics at the local, regional, national and transnational levels, grass-roots linguistic revitalization initiatives, and the attitudes of minority and majority speakers toward minoritized languages and cultures and towards intercultural and multilingual education programs.

Author : Stephen May
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-17
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781136837074

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Language and Minority Rights by Stephen May Pdf

The Second Edition of this award-winning volume in the field of language rights and language policy is a timely and useful revision of its core arguments and examples, addressing new theoretical and empirical developments since its initial publication.

Author : Janice Carruthers,Mairi McLaughlin,Olivia Walsh
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2024-07-09
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780192647078

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Historical and Sociolinguistic Approaches to French by Janice Carruthers,Mairi McLaughlin,Olivia Walsh Pdf

This volume brings together two particularly dynamic areas of contemporary research on the French language. The chapters showcase the most innovative current scholarship in historical linguistics, sociolinguistics, and in the burgeoning field of historical sociolinguistics which lies at their intersection. The research across the volume is strongly data-centred, drawing on a wide range of both well-established and more novel theoretical and methodological approaches in order to open up new perspectives on the study of the French language in the twenty-first century. Although it is written in English, the work presented here is underpinned by a range of different approaches from across the Francophone and Anglophone worlds. Particular emphasis is placed on combining quantitative and qualitative approaches, on diversifying tools, methods, and objects of inquiry, and on adopting comparative and multilingual perspectives where these shed new light on important questions relating to French. In these ways, Historical and Sociolinguistic Approaches to French highlights some of the most exciting new directions for linguistic research on the French language.

Author : Julia Sallabank
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2013-12-19
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781107655881

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Attitudes to Endangered Languages by Julia Sallabank Pdf

Language attitudes and ideologies are of key importance in assessing the chances of success of revitalisation efforts for endangered languages. However, few book-length studies relate attitudes to language policies, or address the changing attitudes of non-speakers and the motivations of members of language movements. Through a combination of ethnographic research and quantitative surveys, this book presents an in-depth study of revitalisation efforts for indigenous languages in three small islands round the British Isles. The author identifies and confronts key issues commonly faced by practitioners and researchers working in small language communities with little institutional support. This book explores the complex relationship of ideologies, identity and language-related beliefs and practices, and examines the implications of these factors for language revitalisation measures. Essential reading for researchers interested in language endangerment and revitalisation, sociolinguistics, linguistic anthropology and language policy and planning, as well as language planners and campaigners.