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Language revitalisation and social transformation / / Huw Lewis, Wilson McLeod, editors
| Language revitalisation and social transformation / / Huw Lewis, Wilson McLeod, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2021] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (398 pages) |
| Disciplina | 306.44 |
| Collana | Language and Globalization |
| Soggetto topico |
Language revival
Language policy |
| ISBN | 3-030-80189-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Introduction: Language Revitalisation and Social Transformation -- 1 Setting the Context -- 2 Definition and Clarification -- 3 The Backdrop: A Period of Social Transformation -- 3.1 Socio-Demographic Change -- 3.2 Economic Change -- 3.3 Political Change -- 4 Language Revitalisation and Social Transformation: New Questions and Challenges -- 4.1 Intergenerational Transmission and the Evolution of the Family Unit -- 4.2 Mobility, Community and Daily Language Use -- 4.3 Globalisation and the Link Between Language and Economic Development -- 4.4 Governance, Policy-Making and Language Revitalisation -- 5 Overview -- 5.1 Part I: Community -- 5.2 Part II: Family -- 5.3 Part III: Economy -- 5.4 Part IV: Governance and Policy-Making -- References -- Communities -- The Geography of Minority Language Use: From Community to Network -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Welsh as a Community Language -- 2.1 Making Sense of Language Use in the Community -- 2.2 Community Language as Normative Goal -- 3 Understanding Welsh Language Use in Networked Terms -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Minority Languages in the Age of Networked Individualism: From Social Networks to Digital Breathing Spaces -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Social Networks and Networked Individuals -- 3 The Challenge of Technology -- 4 Online Social Networks -- 5 From Online Social Networks to Digital Breathing Spaces -- 6 Creating and Sustaining Digital Breathing Spaces -- 7 Conclusions -- References -- Communities, Networks and Contemporary Language Revitalisation -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Language and Community -- 3 Territory, Space and Language Use -- 4 A Network-Based Approach to Language Revitalisation -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Families -- Family Language Policy and Language Transmission in Times of Change.
1 Overview and Central Findings -- 2 Challenges and Changes Within the Field -- 3 The Changing Nature of Families -- 4 Changing Nature of Epistemologies and Paradigms -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Family Language Policy: Promoting Partnership in the Early Years to Support Heritage Languages -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Changing Families -- 1.2 Childcare in Ireland -- 1.3 Sociolinguistic Context of Irish -- 2 Childcare and Family Language Policy -- 2.1 Grandparents and FLP -- 2.2 FLP and Digital Communication -- 3 Promoting Partnership with Parents -- 3.1 Holistic Approaches to Promoting HL Awareness and Confidence Among Parents -- 3.2 Promoting Seamless Transitions from Home to Preschool to School -- 3.3 Recognising Child Agency -- 3.4 Future Research -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Changes in Family Structure and Lifestyles: Challenges for Regional or Minority Languages -- 1 The Role of Migration -- 2 Defining and Assessing Success -- 3 The Growing Role of Technology -- 4 Sociolinguistic Challenges -- 5 The Role of Institutional Provision -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Economy -- The Economics of 'Language[s] at Work': Theory, Hiring Model and Evidence -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Language Economics and Its Approach to Labour: Setting the Scene -- 3 Investigating Language(s) at Work -- 4 Optimal Recruitment Policy -- 5 Empirical Evidence -- 6 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Gàidhlig, Gaeilge, Cymraeg and Føroyskt Mál: Minority Languages as Economic Assets? -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Labour Markets, Human Capital and Careers -- 3 Economic and Community Development -- 4 Geographies -- 5 Economic and Business Policy -- 6 Contrasting Developments and Fortunes Across Celtic and Nordic Cases -- 7 Recent Developments and Potential for the Future -- 8 Conclusions -- References. Regional and Minority Languages and the Economy: The Evolution of Structural and Analytical Challenges -- 1 Economic Change and the Position of RMLs -- 2 Economic Development and Language Planning -- 3 RMLs and the Economy: Evaluation and Persuasion -- 4 RMLs in the Workplace: Analytical and Practical Issues -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Governance -- The Governance of Language Revitalisation: The Case of Wales -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Transformation of Governance -- 3 The Governance of Language Revitalisation in Wales -- 3.1 Actors -- 3.2 Policy Implementation -- 3.3 Policy Formulation -- 4 Discussion: Locating the Welsh Approach to Language Revitalisation -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- The Governance of Irish in the Neoliberal Age: The Retreat of the State Under the Guise of Partnership -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Current Architecture of Irish Language Governance -- 2.1 Central Government Departments -- 2.2 Language Agencies -- 2.3 Ombudsman and Compliance Agency -- 2.4 Local Government -- 2.5 Civil Society -- 2.6 Private Sector -- 3 National Factors Influencing Governance -- 3.1 Irish Political Culture -- 3.2 Governance and the Irish Language -- 3.2.1 Comparative Advantage, 1922-32 -- 3.2.2 Developmental Nationalism, 1932-59 -- 3.2.3 Revival and Gaelicisation, 1922-65 -- 3.2.4 Liberalisation, 1959 to Present -- 3.2.5 Bilingualism (1965 to Present) -- 3.2.6 Case Study: The Role of the Civil Service -- 3.2.7 From 'National' to 'Minority' Language -- 4 International factors -- 4.1 Changes in International Trends of Governance -- 4.2 Influence of Changing Trends in Governance on Ireland -- 4.3 Social Partnership -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Governance, Policy-Making and Language Revitalisation -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Language Revitalisation and Regionalisation -- 3 Language Revitalisation and Internationalisation. 4 Language Revitalisation: The Influence of Governmental and Non-Governmental Actors -- 5 Ireland: A Cautionary Tale? -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Forging Hope in the Company of Cynics -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Revitalise Project as a Network and Programme -- 3 Integrative Threads -- 4 The Metropolitan Multilingual Turn -- 5 Mobilising Communities and Agencies -- 6 Conclusion: Social Criticism in the Service of Immanence and Transcendence5 -- References -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910502656503321 |
| Cham, Switzerland : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2021] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Language, policy and territory : a festschrift for Colin H. Williams / / Wilson McLeod [and three others], editors
| Language, policy and territory : a festschrift for Colin H. Williams / / Wilson McLeod [and three others], editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2022] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (434 pages) |
| Disciplina | 306.449 |
| Soggetto topico |
Language policy
Language policy - Wales Sociolinguistics |
| ISBN | 3-030-94346-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910583508003321 |
| Cham, Switzerland : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2022] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Transmitting minority languages : complementary reversing language shift strategies / / edited by Michael Hornsby and Wilson McLeod
| Transmitting minority languages : complementary reversing language shift strategies / / edited by Michael Hornsby and Wilson McLeod |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2022] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (379 pages) |
| Disciplina | 305.7 |
| Collana | Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities |
| Soggetto topico |
Sociolinguistics
Language policy Linguistic minorities |
| ISBN | 3-030-87910-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Introduction -- References -- Intergenerational Transmission -- Conceptualising Successful Intergenerational Language Transmission in Terms of saibhreas: Family Language Support in the Corca Dhuibhne Gaeltacht -- Introduction -- Research Context -- Background: Tús Maith and Intergenerational Transmission in the Corca Dhuibhne Gaeltacht -- Competent Language Use -- Local Language Use -- Embodied Language Use -- Conclusion -- References -- Family Language Policy in the Face of a Shrinking Community Language: Gaelic on the Isle of Lewis -- Introduction -- Background -- The Study -- Method -- Informants -- Findings -- Parental Language Identity and Ideology -- Adult (Re)Acquisition -- Children's Experience of Gaelic -- Conclusion -- References -- Transmission in Post-traditional Families -- The Transmission of Breton in the Family: The Effect of Family Rupture and Recomposition -- Introduction -- Sociolinguistic Situation of the Breton Language -- Breton, a Minoritised Celtic Language -- The Situation as of 2018 -- Research on the Family Transmission of Breton -- Theoretical References -- Methodology -- The Population Surveyed -- Some Characteristics of the Sample -- Language Transmission Practices -- Some Clues for Studying the Effect of Family Breakups and Recomposition -- The Influence of Separation on Transmission -- The Influence of Ex-spouses -- The Influence of Child Custody Time -- The Influence of Family Recomposition on Transmission -- The Influence of the New Spouse -- The Influence of Stepchildren -- The Breton Language: A Bone of Contention in the Couple -- Conflicts Over Language Transmission Strategies -- Conflicts Concerning the Language(s) Used by the Couple -- Conclusion -- References -- Wider Community Stance and Irish-Speaking Families in the Gaeltacht.
Perceptions of Decline and Resilience in Home and Community Language Use -- The Problematic Use of the Irish Census Data on Language -- The Numbers of People Who Speak Irish as a Home Language in the Census -- Identifying Irish-Speaking Families with Children in Múscraí -- Perceptions from the Periphery of the Core Language Group -- Conclusion -- References -- Alternatives to 'Traditional' Transmission -- Native and Non-native Speakers' School Language Practices and Transmission in Upper Lusatia -- The Upper Sorbs: Sociolinguistic Context and Sorbian-German Relationships -- The Upper Sorbian Schooling System and the Research Methodology -- Intra-School Relations Between Sorbian- and German Speakers: Towards Immersion -- Language Transmission Through Catholicism -- Transmission Through the 'Community of Practice' -- Conclusion -- References -- Creating Language Shift: Factors Behind the Language Choices of Māori Speakers -- Introduction -- Context -- The Data on Māori Speakers -- All Māori Speakers Are Bilingual -- Do Bilinguals Really 'Choose' a Language, and Are They Bilingual? -- Language Choices -- Language Choice in the Home -- Doctoral Research Study -- English Language Choices -- Internal Factors -- External Factors -- Listener Factors -- Māori Language Choices -- Internal Factors -- External Factors -- Listener Factors -- Conclusions -- References -- Peer-to-Peer Endangered Language Transmission Among Adults -- Introduction and Literature Review -- New Speakers and the Muda -- Adult Learning of a Minority Language -- Latent Speakers and Language Reactivation -- Becoming a New Speaker of Guernesiais -- The Research Context -- Learners' Experiences and Needs -- Rememberers -- Discussion -- References -- Basque Intergenerational Transmission from a Language Socialisation Perspective -- Introduction. The Study of Intergenerational Transmission in the Basque Context -- The Language Socialisation Paradigm -- Agents and Spaces of Language Socialisation in the Basque Context -- Parents: Much More Than Language Transmitters -- The Basque-Medium School as an Ecosystem for Language Socialisation -- Children as Socialisation Agents -- The Community as an Agent of Socialisation -- Conclusions -- References -- Transmission of Breton Among Immersion-School Students: The Impact of Home Language -- Introduction -- Breton-Medium Education -- Fieldwork -- Lise Diwan Students and Linguistic Background -- Further Interviews on Linguistic Background -- Case Studies: Participants -- Findings -- Breton Morphophonology -- Fieldwork Elicitation -- Use of Morphophonology -- Discussion -- References -- Transmission in Diasporic Contexts -- Comparing Family Language Policy in Cyprus, Estonia and Sweden: Efforts and Choices Among Russian-Speaking Families -- Introduction -- Research on FLP: An Overview of Recent Developments -- The Nature of the HL -- Methodological Background -- Results -- Determining the Reasons Behind the Ideologies Influencing Daily Practice -- Real-Life Actions and the Role of Challenges -- Conclusion -- References -- Effective Family Language Policies and Intergenerational Transmission of Minority Languages: Parental Language Governance in Indigenous and Diasporic Contexts -- Introduction -- Parents as Policymakers: Researching Family Language Policy from a Critical Perspective -- Locating the Research Sites -- Parental Agency in Developing Effective Family Language Policies -- Contesting the Conventionalisation of Spanish Through Family's Language Management -- Extended Family Language Policies and Collective Language Governmentality -- Conclusion -- References. 'We Had to Make a Choice': The Contentious Debate Over Language Replacement in Transnational Adoptive Families -- Introduction -- Harmonious Bilingual Development and Language Shift in Transnational Adoption -- Presentation of the Case Study: Method and Data -- Analysis -- First Steps of Family Communication and Multilingual Practices -- Social Practices Outside the Family: The Increasing Status of Italian -- Child's In-Group Identification and Distancing from Spanish -- Language Shift in Action: The Difficulty of Holding Two Cultures Together -- Discussion and Conclusions -- References -- Conclusion -- Framing and Conceptualising Transmission -- The Role of Language Ideology -- References -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910561293703321 |
| Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2022] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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