Language Attitudes And Minority Status

Author : James Hawkey
Publisher : Springer
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 47,9 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 : Isaac N. Ohia
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Language awareness
ISBN : IND:30000061652743

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Language Attitudes and Minority Status by Isaac N. Ohia Pdf

Author : Jasone Cenoz,Durk Gorter
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2023-12-22
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781003817277

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The Minority Language as a Second Language by Jasone Cenoz,Durk Gorter Pdf

This innovative collection is the first of its kind to showcase global perspectives on learning minority languages as second languages, offering unique insights into their acquisition and specific characteristics and raising greater awareness around other languages and contexts where SLA occurs. The volume examines how minority languages are acquired as second languages across a range of geographic settings where these languages are unique minorities; that is, they are spoken in one or more states where they have a minority status. International case studies explore particular features of these languages as well as the challenges of teaching and learning them, including standardization, legal recognition at all educational levels, the dissemination of printed and digital materials and more or less limited language use in the local community. Highlighted languages include Ashaninka, Basque, Frisian, Hawaiian, Irish, Isthmus Zapotec, Quechua Chanka, Tonga and Welsh. Each chapter adopts a consistent structure, with a brief introduction to the sociolinguistic landscape, followed by sections on language use in education, research studies, reflections and discussions related to the learning of minority languages as second languages and the implication of these processes for the revitalization of minority languages. Breaking new ground in second language acquisition research, this book is an indispensable resource for advanced students and researchers in SLA, multilingual education, bilingualism and sociolinguistics.

Author : Colin Baker
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 54,6 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 : Gillian Lane-Mercier,Denise Merkle,Jane Koustas
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 45,8 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 : W. Fase,K. Jaspaert,S.J. Kroon
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 44,7 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 : John Edwards
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 52,9 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 : Colin J. Flynn
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 40,5 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 : Durk Gorter
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1853591041

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Fourth International Conference on Minority Languages by Durk Gorter Pdf

The theme of this volume is comparative research on minority languages and development of theories. The three previous volumes focused mainly on problems of definition, on language in society and on the linguistics of minority languages. This fourth ICML attempts to go forward by concentrating, on the one hand, on comparative research regarding minority languages and on the other hand on the development of theories in this field. It allows for a confrontation of different emerging theoretical perspectives.

Author : William Mackey,Jacob Ornstein
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 477 pages
File Size : 48,5 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 : Peter Garrett,Nikolas Coupland,Angie Williams
Publisher : University of Wales Press
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2003-07-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781783162079

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Investigating Language Attitudes by Peter Garrett,Nikolas Coupland,Angie Williams Pdf

This is a systematic and critical appraisal of the variety of ways in which people's attitudes to language have been researched internationally over recent decades. The authors explain this complex field through clear reviews and commentary on previous work, while also offering a demonstration of language attitude research in one specific and important context, the English language in Wales. In addition to discussing different ways of expressing attitudes, from teenagers' and teachers' attitudes to regional and subcultural variation in attitudes, the book also considers issues such as degrees of authentic Welshness, the impact of rapid social change in Wales.

Author : D. Gorter,H. F. Marten,L. Van Mensel
Publisher : Springer
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2011-12-13
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780230360235

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Minority Languages in the Linguistic Landscape by D. Gorter,H. F. Marten,L. Van Mensel Pdf

Providing an innovative approach to the written displays of minority languages in public space this volume explores minority language situations through the lens of linguistic landscape research. Based on very tangible data it explores the 'same old issues' of language contact and language conflict in new ways.

Author : Efurosibina E. Adegbija
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1853592390

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Language Attitudes in Sub-Saharan Africa by Efurosibina E. Adegbija Pdf

"This book argues for the need to empower African indigenous languages for greater functions in national life. It makes an important and useful contribution to the understanding of the sociolinguistic and sociopolitical dimensions of language attitudes in the sub-Saharan African language context." "Overall, the book will interest all sociolinguists, language in education researchers and scholars, language policy makers in multilingual situations, and even politicians. Also, anyone interested in the complex African language context will find the book very informative, even stirring, while those involved with language issues in multilingual situations all over the world will find Language Attitudes in Sub-Saharan Africa interesting, stimulating, and valuable."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Author : Agnieszka Otwinowska,Gessica De Angelis
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2014-01-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781783091270

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Teaching and Learning in Multilingual Contexts by Agnieszka Otwinowska,Gessica De Angelis Pdf

It is clearly illogical to search for one good, universal solution for multilingual education when educational contexts differ so widely due to demographic and social factors. The situation is further complicated by the motivations of learners and teachers, and by attitudes towards multilingualism and ‘otherness’. The studies in this volume seek to investigate not only whether certain solutions and practices are ‘good’, but also when and for whom they make sense. The book covers a wide range of Western multilingual contexts, and uncovers common themes and practices, shared aims and preoccupations, and often similar solutions, within seemingly diverse contexts. In addition to chapters based on empirical data, this book offers theoretical contributions in the shape of a discussion of the appropriateness of L1-Ln terminology when discussing complex multilingual realities, and looks at how the age factor works in classroom settings.

Author : Talia Bugel,Cecilia Montes-Alcalá
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2020-04-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027261403

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New Approaches to Language Attitudes in the Hispanic and Lusophone World by Talia Bugel,Cecilia Montes-Alcalá Pdf

The analysis of language attitudes is important not only because attitudes can affect language maintenance and language change but also because such reflections and discussions can bring light to social, cultural, political and educational matters that require an interdisciplinary approach. This volume fills a crucial void in the field of Hispanic and Lusophone linguistics by introducing the latest production in the discipline of attitudes toward Spanish, Spanish sign language, Portuguese, Guarani and Papiamentu around the world, from South America and the Caribbean to the United States, Spain and Japan. The studies presented in this collection – a variety of sociolinguistic scenarios and methodological approaches – will make an important contribution to theoretical discussions on linguistic attitudes, specifically in the domains of language integration through education, language policy, and language maintenance. This book is intended for sociolinguists, social scientists and scholars in the humanities as well as graduate students enrolled in sociolinguistics courses.