Sociolinguistics In Wales

Author : Mercedes Durham,Jonathan Morris
Publisher : Springer
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2017-01-20
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781137528971

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Sociolinguistics in Wales by Mercedes Durham,Jonathan Morris Pdf

This volume showcases recent sociolinguistic research about Wales and offers contributions from scholars working on Welsh, English and other languages spoken in the country. The chapters present a range of frameworks and methodologies used in sociolinguistics and apply them to the Welsh linguistic context. This context is very distinctive compared to the rest of the UK and represents a prime ground to observe different aspects of the interplay between language and society. The structure of the volume reflects the linguistic diversity of the country and is divided into three sections. The first section examines recent research on Welsh, the second section focuses on English, and the third section deals with research on Welsh and English together, as well as research on other languages spoken in Wales. The book will be useful to those wanting to discover more about language and society in Wales, as well as to those already working in the field as it offers new perspectives and insights.

Author : Martin John Ball
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0905028988

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The Use of Welsh by Martin John Ball Pdf

This book explores patterns of marked variation in the use of the Welsh language, looking at them from the linguistic viewpoint -- variation at different levels of language, and from the sociolinguistic viewpoint -- regional and social varieties.

Author : Rhys Jones,Huw Lewis
Publisher : Springer
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2018-11-19
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781137426116

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New Geographies of Language by Rhys Jones,Huw Lewis Pdf

This book develops a novel approach to the study of language, bringing it into dialogue with the latest geographical concepts and concerns and provides a comprehensive account of the geography of Welsh language analysing policy development, language use, ability and shift. The authors examine in particular: the different ways in which languages can be mapped; how geographical insights can be used to develop understandings of language use; the value of assemblage theory as a way of interpreting the social, technical and spatial aspects of language policy development; and the geographies that characterise institutional engagements with languages. This book will set a research agenda for the geographical study of language, developing a conceptual framework that will offer fresh insights to researchers in the fields of Applied Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Minority Languages, Geolinguistics, and Public Policy.

Author : Nikolas Coupland
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2010-10-30
Category : Language and culture
ISBN : 0708321488

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Language, Identity and Performance - Sociolinguistic Perspectives on Wales by Nikolas Coupland Pdf

Llyfr sy'n edrych ar Gymru o safbwynt ieithyddiaeth gymdeithasol. Mae'n herio'r farn gyffredin ynghylch yr iaith Gymraeg a hunaniaethau cymdeithasol Cymreig; trafodir nifer o bynciau megis iaith, hunaniaeth, arddull, dwyieithrwydd, polisi iaith, newid ieithyddol, globaleiddio, y gymuned Gymraeg ar wasgar, Cymreictod a Saesneg Cymreig. -- Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru

Author : Heli Paulasto,Rob Penhallurick,Benjamin Jones
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2020-12-07
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781614512721

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Welsh English by Heli Paulasto,Rob Penhallurick,Benjamin Jones Pdf

This book is the first comprehensive, research-based description of the development, structure, and use of Welsh English, a contact-induced variety of English spoken in the British Isles. Present-day accents and dialects of Welsh English are the combined outcome of historical language shift from Welsh to English, continued bilingualism, intense contacts between Wales and England, and multicultural immigration. As a result, Welsh English is a distinctive, regionally and sociolinguistically diverse variety, whose status is not easily categorized. In addition to existing research, the present volume utilizes a wide range of spoken corpus data gathered from across Wales in order to describe the phonology, lexis, and grammar of the variety. It includes discussion of sociolinguistic and cultural contexts, and of ongoing change in Welsh English. The place that Welsh English occupies in relation to other Englishes in the Inner and Outer Circles is also analysed. The book is accessible to the non-specialist, but of particular use to scholars, teachers, and students interested in English in Wales, Britain, and the world. It provides an unparelleled resource on this long-standing and vibrant variety.

Author : Nikolas Coupland,Alan Richard Thomas
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1853590312

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English in Wales by Nikolas Coupland,Alan Richard Thomas Pdf

This sociolinguistic perspective on Wales takes account of both principal languages, in contemporary life and in history. It traces the conflicts and mutual influences of the two languages in shaping the sociolinguistic character of Wales and traces the way in which it has simultaneously come to function, for many Welsh people, as a vehicle for cultural continuity, the means to an Anglo-Welsh identity.

Author : Dawn Knight,Steve Morris,Laura Arman,Jennifer Needs,Mair Rees
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2021-10-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783030818586

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Building a National Corpus by Dawn Knight,Steve Morris,Laura Arman,Jennifer Needs,Mair Rees Pdf

This book aims to provide a micro-level, working model of a methodological approach and practical guidelines for building a corpus, informed by the work on the CorCenCC project (Corpws Cenedlaethol Cymraeg Cyfoes - the National Corpus of Contemporary Welsh). It focuses specifically on the development of detailed design frames for corpora across communicative modes (spoken, written and e-language), and the practical processes involved in the planning, collection, transcription, collation and (re)presentation of language data. The book is designed to be of significant value and relevance to those interested in critically engaging with corpus methodology. Although Welsh is the language under discussion, the processes and approaches discussed in the building of CorCenCC can be applied to a lesser or greater extent to other language contexts. This book provides a working model, and an account of how to build a corpus dataset from which step by step guidelines for creating other linguistic corpora in any language can be easily extrapolated. It will be of value to students and scholars of minority languages and corpus linguistics.

Author : Bud B. Khleif
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2019-07-22
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110808735

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Language, Ethnicity, and Education in Wales by Bud B. Khleif Pdf

The Contributions to the Sociology of Language series features publications dealing with sociolinguistic theory, methods, findings and applications. It addresses the study of language in society in its broadest sense, as a truly international and interdisciplinary field in which various approaches - theoretical and empirical - supplement and complement each other. The series invites the attention of scholars interested in language in society from a broad range of disciplines - anthropology, education, history, linguistics, political science, and sociology. To discuss your book idea or submit a proposal, please contact Natalie Fecher.

Author : Mari C. Jones
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0198237111

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Language Obsolescence and Revitalization by Mari C. Jones Pdf

Mari C. Jones's book is the first to examine developments in contemporary Welsh with reference to both language death and standardization. She bases her study on extensive fieldwork in two sociolinguistically contrasting communities She also examines agents of revitalization, such as immersion schools and the media, and the effect they are having on Welsh. She explores and discusses the position of Breton and Cornish by way of comparison.

Author : Peter Garrett,Nikolas Coupland,Angie Williams
Publisher : University of Wales Press
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2003-07-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781783162086

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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 : Martin J. Ball,Rajend Mesthrie,Chiara Meluzzi
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 992 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2023-07-28
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781000901962

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The Routledge Handbook of Sociolinguistics Around the World by Martin J. Ball,Rajend Mesthrie,Chiara Meluzzi Pdf

Drawing on examples from a wide range of languages and social settings, The Routledge Handbook of Sociolinguistics Around the World was originally the first single-volume collection surveying the current research trends in international sociolinguistics. This new edition has been comprehensively updated and significantly expanded, and now includes more than 50 chapters written by leading authorities and a brand-new substantial introduction by John Edwards. Coverage has been expanded regionally and there is a critical focus on Indigenous languages. This handbook remains a key tool to help widen the perspective on sociolinguistics to readers interested in the field. Divided into sections covering the Americas, Asia, Australasia, Africa, and Europe, the book provides readers with a solid, up-to-date appreciation of the interdisciplinary nature of the field of sociolinguistics in each area. It clearly explains the patterns and systematicity that underlie language variation in use, along with the ways in which alternations between different language varieties mark personal style, social power, and national identity. The Routledge Handbook of Sociolinguistics Around the World is the ideal resource for all students in undergraduate sociolinguistics courses and for researchers involved in the study of language, society, and power.

Author : Max K. Adler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Celtic languages
ISBN : UCAL:B3181897

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Welsh and the Other Dying Languages in Europe by Max K. Adler Pdf

Author : Janet Davies
Publisher : University of Wales Press
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781783161294

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The Welsh Language by Janet Davies Pdf

The existence of the Welsh-language can come as a surprise to those who assume that English is the foundation language of Britain. However, J. R. R. Tolkien described Welsh as the ‘senior language of the men of Britain’. Visitors from outside Wales may be intrigued by the existence of Welsh and will want to find out how a language which has, for at least fifteen hundred years, been the closest neighbour of English, enjoys such vibrancy, bearing in mind that English has obliterated languages thousands of miles from the coasts of England.

Author : Nikolas Coupland
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015050662272

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Dialect in Use by Nikolas Coupland Pdf

Author : Delyth Morris
Publisher : University of Wales Press
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2010-06-17
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780708323007

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Welsh in the Twenty-First Century by Delyth Morris Pdf

"This book analyzes the state of the Welsh language at the beginning of the twenty-first century, with contributions from leading scholars in the fields of sociology and language policy. The intention is to update our current understanding of Welsh as a living language; how its use, learning, understanding teaching, evolution and promulgation are developing in the brave new world of the twenty-first century where Welsh is spreading to the internet, electronic dictionaries and encyclopaedias.