Handbook of language and communication [[electronic resource] ] : diversity and change / / edited by Marlis Hellinger and Anne Pauwels

• Pubblicazione: Berlin ; ; New York, : Mouton de Gruyter, c2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (806 p.)
• Disciplina: 306.43/2
• Soggetto topico: Sociolinguistics; Language and languages - Variation; Linguistic minorities; Language planning; Linguistic change
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Classificazione: ES 600
• Altri autori: HellingerMarlis PauwelsAnne
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Language and communication: Diversity and change - An introduction -- I. Language minorities and inequality -- 1. Regional and immigrant minority languages in Europe -- 2. Immigrant language minorities in the United States -- 3. Immigrant minorities: Australia -- 4. Linguistic diversity: Africa -- 5. Linguistic diversity: Asia -- 6. Language contact, culture and ecology -- II. Language planning and language change -- 7. Models and approaches in language policy and planning -- 8. Back from the brink: The revival of endangered languages -- 9. Economics and language policy -- 10. Language and colonialism -- 11. Linguistic imperialism? English as a global language -- 12. Language planning and language rights -- III. Language variation and change in institutional contexts -- 13. Language and education -- 14. Forensic linguistics -- 15. Language and religion -- 16. Language, war, and peace -- 17. Language and science -- 18. Multilingualism on the Internet -- IV. The discourse of linguistic diversity and language change -- 19. Attitudes to language and communication -- 20. Language, racism, and ethnicity -- 21. Language and sexism -- 22. Linguistic diversity and language standardization -- 23. Borrowing as language conflict -- 24. Political correctness and freedom of speech -- Backmatter
• Sommario/riassunto: In line with the overall perspective of the Handbook series, the focus of Vol.9 is on language-related problems arising in the context of linguistic diversity and change, and the contributions Applied Linguistics can offer for solutions. Part I, "Language minorities and inequality," presents situations of language contact and linguistic diversity as world-wide phenomena. The focus is on indigenous and immigrant linguistic minorities, their (lack of) access to linguistic rights through language policies and the impact on their linguistic future .Part II "Language planning and language change," focuses on the impact of colonialism, imperialism, globalisation and economics as factors that language policies and planning measures must account for in responding to problems deriving from language contact and linguistic diversity. Part III, "Language variation and change in institutional contexts," examines language-related problems in selected institutional areas of communication (education, the law, religion, science, the Internet) which will often derive from socioeconomic, cultural and other non-linguistic asymmetries. Part IV, "The discourse of linguistic diversity and language change," analyses linguistic diversity, language change and language reform as issues of public debates which are informed by different ideological positions, values and attitudes (e.g. with reference to sexism, racism, and political correctness).The volume also contains extensive reference sections and index material.
• Titolo autorizzato: Handbook of language and communication
• ISBN: 1-282-19446-1; 9786612194467; 3-11-019853-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910454068503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Handbooks of applied linguistics ; ; v. 9.