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Minority languages and group identity : cases and categories / / John Edwards
| Minority languages and group identity : cases and categories / / John Edwards |
| Autore | Edwards John <1947 December 3-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (241 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306.44 |
| Collana | Impact: studies in language and society |
| Soggetto topico |
Linguistic minorities
Language attrition |
| ISBN |
9786612484971
9781282484979 1282484974 9789027288684 9027288682 |
| Classificazione | LC 60000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Minority Languages and Group Identity -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC data -- Dedication page -- Table of contents -- An introductory overview -- Themes -- Languages in contact and conflict -- Towards a framework of contact situations -- Four case-studies -- A closing note -- Languages in contact and conflict I -- Introduction -- Indigenous and immigrant languages -- Bilingual solutions -- Minority groups -- Language maintenance -- Languages in contact and conflict II -- Language endangerment and decline -- Language revival -- The 'new' ecology of language -- Parochialism and intercourse -- Metaphors for mobility -- Tensions -- Dealing with linguistic tensions -- Language futures -- Small and stateless languages -- Small state languages -- Languages of wider communication -- Constructed languages -- Some research and policy implications -- A concluding thought -- Towards a typology of minority-language settings -- Introduction -- The typological thrust -- Geographical beginnings -- Beyond geography -- Charles Ferguson: Sociolinguistic profiles -- William Stewart: Language types and functions -- Heinz Kloss: Languages and communities -- Einar Haugen: Language ecology -- The Québec Symposium on language typology -- Howard Giles: Ethnolinguistic vitality -- Harald Haarmann: Ecology revisited -- Paul Lewis and the UNESCO working party: Endangered languages -- Some further insights -- A new approach -- Introductory remarks -- The dimensions of a typological model -- Concluding comments -- Irish -- Introductory note -- A brief historical introduction -- Irish revival efforts -- The Gaeltacht -- Irish and education -- Official and unofficial support for Irish -- Current trends and research findings -- Conclusion -- Gaelic in Scotland -- Introductory note -- A brief historical introduction -- Gaelic in education -- The clearances -- Modern times.
Gaelic: Numbers and use -- Media -- Formal support -- Attitudes to Gaelic -- Gaelic in education today -- Gaelic in Nova Scotia -- Introductory note -- A brief historical introduction -- Modern census figures -- Education -- The Gaelic language - and Scottish culture - in Nova Scotia today -- Gaelic revivalism -- Research findings -- Esperanto -- Introductory note -- A brief historical introduction -- Before Esperanto -- The birth of Esperanto -- The scope of Esperanto -- Popular perceptions of Esperanto -- Scholarly objections and rebuttals -- Research findings -- A future prospect -- Epilogue -- References -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910969768803321 |
Edwards John <1947 December 3->
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| Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., c2010 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Multilingualism : understanding linguistic diversity / / John Edwards
| Multilingualism : understanding linguistic diversity / / John Edwards |
| Autore | Edwards John <1947 December 3-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England ; ; New York : , : Continuum, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xv, 131 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306.44/6 |
| Soggetto topico |
Multilingualism
Sociolinguistics Language and languages - Variation |
| ISBN |
1-4411-1376-2
1-4411-9613-7 |
| Classificazione |
ES 132
LC 60000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Prologue \ 1. The Diversity of Languages \ 2. Interpreting Language Diversity \ 3. Multilingual Abilities \ 4. The Emergence and Measurement of Multilingualism \ 5. The Consequences of Babel: Lingua Francas \ 6. The Consequences of Babel: Translation \ 7. Keeping Languages Pure \ 8. Languages and Identities in Transition \ 9. Endangered Languages and the Will to Survive \ 10. Linguistic Intervention and the "New" Ecology of Language \ Epilogue \ Notes and References \ Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788477703321 |
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Edwards John <1947 December 3->
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| London, England ; ; New York : , : Continuum, , 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Multilingualism : understanding linguistic diversity / / John Edwards
| Multilingualism : understanding linguistic diversity / / John Edwards |
| Autore | Edwards John <1947 December 3-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England ; ; New York : , : Continuum, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xv, 131 p.) |
| Disciplina | 306.44/6 |
| Soggetto topico |
Multilingualism
Sociolinguistics Language and languages - Variation |
| ISBN |
1-4411-1376-2
1-4411-9613-7 |
| Classificazione |
ES 132
LC 60000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Prologue \ 1. The Diversity of Languages \ 2. Interpreting Language Diversity \ 3. Multilingual Abilities \ 4. The Emergence and Measurement of Multilingualism \ 5. The Consequences of Babel: Lingua Francas \ 6. The Consequences of Babel: Translation \ 7. Keeping Languages Pure \ 8. Languages and Identities in Transition \ 9. Endangered Languages and the Will to Survive \ 10. Linguistic Intervention and the "New" Ecology of Language \ Epilogue \ Notes and References \ Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826446403321 |
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Edwards John <1947 December 3->
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| London, England ; ; New York : , : Continuum, , 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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