Sociolinguistics Books

Book SynopsisMultilingualism is everywhere in our globalised society. Delving into the ''social life'' of languages, John Edwards provides a brief yet compelling overview of multilingualism and its socio-cultural implications and consequences. Covering major topics including language origins, language death, lingua francas, pidgins, creoles and artificial languages, this book provides a complete introduction to what happens when languages meet.A vital primer for anybody interested in multilingualism, this new edition has been refreshed and updated, expanding its coverage and adding new topics such as linguistic imperialism, minority languages, and folk linguistics. A new chapter on recent developments covers the linguistic landscape, language planning, the ''new speaker'' phenomenon and digital multilingualisms, and the addition of reflection questions at the end of each chapter encourages readers to consider their own experiences and the role and impact of multilingualism on the world around them.Trade Review"Divided into 10 chapters on themes such as language diversity, multilingualism, bridging means across languages, language survival and intervention, this is the most readable textbook I have ever come across... This seemingly light yet profoundly rich book, with its span across the entire language diversity scene, cannot fail to spark enthusiasm... Its apparent simplicity, clarity and colourful asides make it an unforgettable reading experience." -- Times Higher Education Supplement (of the first edition)This book is a timely, comprehensive, thought-provoking, and compelling critique of the scholarship on various aspects of multilingualism; well grounded in society and social interactions. It is made captivating by the witty and detached style of the author, who not only covers a wide body of interdisciplinary literature but also reports several empirical anecdotes from around the world to prove his points. -- Salikoko S. Mufwene, University of Chicago, USAIn this revised edition of a much-loved book, John Edwards presents the history and the latest developments in multilingualism research in a clear and accessible manner. By pointing out that “languages are totems as well as tools”, he demonstrates this unique ability to be powerfully succinct and memorable. -- Jean-Marc Dewaele, Birkbeck University of London, UKTable of ContentsPrologue 1. Language Origins and Language Diversity 2. Interpreting Language Diversity 3. The Emergence and Measurement of Multilingualism 4. Dialects and Other Language Varieties 5. Multilingual Abilities 6. The Consequences of Babel: Lingua Francas and Translation 7. Keeping Languages Pure 8. Languages and Identities 9. Language Decline and Revival: Basic Factors 10. Language Decline and Revival: Advocacy and Activism 11. Language Planning and the Ecology of Language 12. Postmodern Perspectives Epilogue Bibliography Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisThe COVID-19 pandemic has led to a host of critical reflections about discourse practises dealing with public health issues. Situating crisis communication at the centre of societal and political debates about responses to the pandemic, this volume analyses the discursive strategies used in a variety of settings. Exploring how crisis discourse has become a part of managing the public health crisis itself, this book focuses on the communicative tasks and challenges for both speakers and their public audiences in seven areas:- establishment of discursive and political authority - official governmental and expert communication to the public - public understanding of government communication- legitimation of public health management as a war' - judging and blaming a collective other- cross-national comparison and rivalry - empathy and encouragementCovering global discourses from Asia, Europe, the Middle East, North and South America, and New Zealand, chapters use corpus-based data to castTrade ReviewWe ... recommend to researchers in Discourse Analysis and Rhetoric the reading of this [volume], rich in innovative studies [and] in proposals for future research. * Argumentation et Analyse du Discours (Bloomsbury Translation) *The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the crucial importance of understanding and critiquing health-related communication at a time of global crisis. This volume meets that challenge with a remarkable combination of breadth and depth. It shows that discourse analysis is more relevant than ever to help overcome current and future health crises. * Elena Semino, Professor of Linguistics and Verbal Art, Lancaster University, UK *This exciting and comprehensive volume treats the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on discourse as a truly global phenomenon. Wide ranging in coverage and diverse in content, this authoritative account is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the framing of the pandemic crisis by international institutions and governments around the world. * Jonathan Charteris-Black, Emeritus Professor of Linguistics, UWE Bristol, UK *Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Tables List of Contributors Introduction, Andreas Musolff, Ruth Breeze, Kayo Kondo and Sara Vilar-Lluch Part I: The Discourse of Authority in a Global Crisis: Who Defines (If There Is) a Pandemic? 1. COVID-19 Press Conferences Across Time: World Health Organization vs. Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dennis Tay 2. Exploring the Multimodal Representation of COVID-19 on the Official Homepage of World Health Organization (WHO): A Social-Semiotic Approach, Amir H. Y. Salama 3. COVID-19 Representations in Political Statements: A Corpus-Driven Analysis, Alexandra Papamanoli and Themis P. Kaniklidou 4. How Autocrats Cope with the Corona Challenge: Belarus vs. Russia, Daniel Weiss 5. Counting Coronavirus: Mathematical Language in The UK Response to Covid-19, Lee Jarvis Part II: The Discourse of Crisis Management: How is the Public Meant to and How Does it Understand the Pandemic? 6. “Coronavirus Explainers” for Public Communication of Science: Everything the Public Needs to Know, María José Luzón 7. ‘COVID Warriors: An Analysis of the Use of Metaphors in Children’s Books to Help them Understand Covid-19, María Muelas-Gil 8. Corona in the Linguistic Landscape, Neele Mundt and Frank Polzenhagen 9. Political Comedy and the Challenges of Public Communication during the Covid-19 Crisis: A Corpus-Based Study of Last Week Tonight’s Coverage of the Pandemic, Virginia Zorzi 10. Social Reaction to a New Health Threat: The Perception of the COVID-19 Health Crisis by British and Spanish Readerships, Sara Vilar-Lluch 11. How to Pass this Exam? Dealing with COVID-19 through Metaphors in Turkish Online Public Discourse, Melike Bas and Esranur Efeoglu-Özcan Part III: The Discourse of ‘War’ against the Pandemic: How to ‘Fight’ COVID-19? 12. When Wars are Good: Emotional Unpacking Anti-Coronavirus Measures, Molly Xie Pan and Joanna Zhuoan Chen 13. Legitimising a Global Fight for a Shared Future: A Critical Metaphor Analysis of the Reportage of COVID-19 in China Daily, Yating Yu 14. Metaphoric Framings of Fighting COVID-19, Mariana Neagu 15. From an Invisible Enemy to a Football Match with the Virus: Adjusting the COVID-19 Pandemic Metaphors to Political Agendas in Serbian Public Discourse, Nadežda Silaški and Tatjana Ðurovic 16. Are Health Care Political Responses Gendered? A Case Study, Fabienne Baider and Maria Constantinou 17. “War against COVID-19”: Is the Pandemic as War Metaphor Helpful or Hurtful?, Andreas Musolff Part IV: The Discourse of Judgement and Rivalry: Blaming Other/s for the Pandemic and Comparing National Performances 18. “Chinese Virus”: A Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis of U.S. Government Communication about COVID-19 and its Impact on Chinese and Asian Americans in the U.S., Peiwen Wang and Theresa Catalano 19. ‘Those Lunatic Zombies’: The Discursive Framing of Wuhan Lockdown Escapees in Digital Space, Janet Ho and Emily Chiang 20. Identity as Crime: How Indian Media’s Coverage Demonised Muslims as Coronavirus Spreader, Aaquib Khan 21. Media Discourse in Slovenia and in the Slovenian-Italian Cross-Border Area during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Vesna Mikolic Part V: The Discourse of Empathy and Encouragement: How to Foster Solidarity among Doctors, Patients and Health Experts 22. Agency in End-of-Life Conversations during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Dariusz Galasinski and Justyna Ziólkowska 23. Doctors’ Empathy and Compassion in Online Health Consultations during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Japan, Kayo Kondo 24. “Masks aren’t Comfortable or Sexy, but…”: Exploring Identity Work on Dr Mike’s Instagram during the First Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Kim Schoofs, Dorien Van De Mieroop, Stephanie Schnurr, Haiyan Huang and Anastasia Stavridou 25. Choosing to Stay Fit? Glocalized Ideologies of Health and Fitness during a Pandemic, Ulrike Vogl, Geert Jacobs, Karin Andersson and Jesper Andreasson 26. Unite against COVID-19: Jacinda Ardern’s Discursive Approach to the Pandemic, Marta Degani Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisIn the context of Black Lives Matter, decolonizing initiatives, #MeToo, climate emergency protests and other movements for social and environmental justice, this volume posits a simple question: how can modern languages be taught so that they challenge rather than reinforce social inequalities?Informed by interdisciplinary theories, Critical Pedagogies for Modern Language Education focuses on practical discussions of case studies in areas directly relevant to the classroom contexts of modern languages educators. The volume transforms modern language educators and the modern language profession by putting the politics of language teaching at the centre of its analysis. With case studies covering 11 languages (Modern Standard Arabic, Dutch, English, French, German, Levantine, Mandarin, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Tamazight) across 13 countries and regions (Austria, Brazil, China, France, Italy, the Levant, Morocco, the Netherlands, Palestine, Spain, Sweden, the UK, and the USA)Trade ReviewThis edited volume urges us to engage with the liberatory and transformative potential of languages education and to actively reimagine our practice from critical, social justice and decolonizing perspectives. The carefully curated collection of chapters is underpinned by a diverse range of theoretical and conceptual frameworks as well as practical, polyphonic examples of classroom practice across sectors and geographical contexts. This compelling volume is essential reading for pre- and in-service language teachers and teacher trainers as well as researchers passionate about the enactment of critical language pedagogies. -- Adriana Díaz, Senior Lecturer in the School of Languages and Cultures, University of Queensland, AustraliaA forceful and passionate plea for incorporating politics into the language classroom. Fascinating case studies examine the teaching of 11 languages across 13 countries and discuss a range of current issues related to critical pedagogies and decolonization efforts in education. Should be of vital interest to any teacher of modern languages. -- Claire Kramsch, Emerita Professor of German and Affilate Professor of Education, University of California, Berkeley, USATable of ContentsIntroduction: What is Critical Modern Languages Education? Derek Hird (Lancaster University, UK) Part I: Interculturality, Decolonization, and Decanonization 1. Existential Literacy: Promoting the Culture of the Dignity of all Languages in Modern Languages Classroom, David Balosa (Independent Scholar) 2. English Teaching in the Global South: Interculturality, Postcoloniality and Critical Pedagogy, Hamza R’boul (Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong) 3. Pedagogical Stylistics and World Literature in English in Upper Secondary Schools, Isabella Marinaro (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy) Part II: Multilingualism, Translingualism and Linguistic Diversity 4. From Babble to Babel: Engaging Linguistic Diversity in the College Classroom at Home and Abroad, Lucile Duperron (Dickinson College, USA) 5. Bridging Languages, Bridging Cultures: AFL Learners’ Translingual Journeys, Sahar Alshobaki (Roehampton University, UK) Part III: Beyond Stereotypes and Discrimination 6. Modern Language Pedagogy Beyond Sombreros and Toreros, Candace Skibba (Carnegie Mellon University, USA) 7. Third-Person Pronouns, Gender and the Han Gaze in the Chinese Modern Languages Classroom, Derek Hird (Lancaster University, UK) 8. On Facing Racism in ELT: Black Teachers and Racially Relevant Pedagogies in Discussion, Gabriel Nascimento (Federal University of Southern Bahia, Brazil) Part IV: Textbook Discourses 9. The First Encounter: Representations of Gender and LGBTQ+ in Textbooks for Learners of Dutch and Swedish as a Foreign Language, Josef Wikström (Comenius University, Slovakia) and Juul Wolters (Independent Scholar) 10. “For us foreigners, licking your fingers clean is a good habit”: On Learning Chinese and Learning about Discourse from Chinese-Language Textbooks, Séagh Kehoe, Paul Kendall and Gerda Wielander (University of Westminster, UK) Part V: Teacher Education 11. Translanguaging in Austrian Primary Teacher Education, Theresa Guczogi (University College of Teacher Education Vienna/Krems, Austria) 12. Learning Language in All Subjects - The Key for More Equal Opportunities: A Mixed Methods Study on the Concept of Sprachliche Bildung (Integrative Language Learning) in Primary Schools in Vienna and Lower Austria, Golriz Gilak (University College of Teacher Education Vienna/Krems, Austria) 13. English for Creative Resistance: Critical Pedagogy in a Teacher Education Programme in Palestine, Maria Grazia Imperiale (University of Glasgow, UK) Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisBloomsbury World Englishes offers a comprehensive and rigorous description of the facts, implications and contentious issues regarding the forms and functions of English in the world. International experts cover a diverse range of varieties and topics, offering a more accurate understanding of English across the globe and the various social contexts in which it plays a significant role. With volumes dedicated to research paradigms, language ideologies and pedagogies, the collection pushes the boundaries of the field to go beyond traditional descriptive paradigms and contribute to moving research agendas forward. Volume 1: Paradigms analyzes the ways in which we make sense of English as a global language, its many varieties and how these come into contact and interact with other languages. It moves the field beyond existing models' that are no longer sufficient to describe English(es) in the era of globalization.Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Tables List of Contributors Introduction, Britta Schneider (Europa-Universität Viadrina, Germany) and Theresa Heyd (Universität Greifswald, Germany) Part 1: Reflecting Research Paradigms of World Englishes 1. World Englishes: Approaches, Models and Methodology, Kingsley Bolton (Stockholm University, Sweden) 2. World Englishes: From Methodological Nationalism to a Global Perspective, Christian Mair (University of Freiburg) 3. The Role of Gender in the Study of World Englishes, Tamara M. Valentine (University of Nevada, Reno, USA) 4. The Role of Corpora in World Englishes Research, Claudia Lange (Technische Universität Dresden, Germany) 5. Register in World Englishes Research, Axel Bohmann (Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Germany) Part 2: Postnational Framings, Discourses and Perspectives 6. Translingualism and World Englishes, Suresh Canagarajah (Pennsylvania State University, USA) and Jerry Won Lee(University of California, Irvine) 7. English-Speaking Diasporas, Susanne Mühleisen (University of Bayreuth, Germany) 8. English and Social Media: Translingual Englishes, Identities and Linguascapes, Sender Dovchin (Curtin University, Australia) and Rhonda Oliver (Curtin University, Australia) 9. Neoliberalism and the Global Spread of English: A Korean Case, Jinhyun Cho (Macquarie University, Australia) Part 3: Empirical Cases: Transnational Ties and New Localizations 10. Ship English of the Early Colonial Atlantic, Sally J. Delgado (University of Puerto Rico at Cayey, Puerto Rico) 11. Jewish Englishes in the United States and Beyond: An Ethnolinguistic Repertoire Approach, Sarah Bunin Benor (Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion, USA) 12. English in Global Pop Music, Michael Westphal (University of Münster, Germany) and Lisa Jansen (University of Münster, Germany) 13. Non-Postcolonial Englishes in East Asia: Focus on Korean Popular Music, Sofia Rüdiger (University of Bayreuth, Germany) 14. Digital Englishes and Transcultural Flows, Jennifer Dailey-O’Cain (University of Alberta, Canada) 15. Diasporic Englishes in the United States: The Case of Nigerian Digital Communication, Mirka Honkanen (University of Freiburg, Germany) 16. English in the Maghreb, Camille Jacob (University of Portsmouth, UK) 17. When Africans Meet Chinese: Is Calculator Communication a Form of World Englishes, Dewei Che (University of Vienna, Austria) and Adams Bodomo (University of Vienna, Austria) Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisRani Rubdy is an independent researcher. Ruanni Tupas is Lecturer in Applied Linguistics at IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society, University College London, UK. General Editor: Mario Saraceni, University of Portsmouth, UKTable of ContentsList of Figures List of Tables List of Contributors Introduction, Mario Saraceni (University of Portsmouth, UK), Rani Rubdy (Independent Researcher) and Ruanni Tupas (University College London, UK) Part 1: Theoretical Understandings of Global English 1. Entanglements of English, Alastair Pennycook (University of Technology Sydney, Australia) 2. Capital and the Hegemony of English in a Capitalist World-System, John P. O’Regan (University College London, UK) 3. ‘The Tide is Coming in Fast’: Ideologies of English, Global Linguistic Coloniality and Decolonial Pluriversalingualism, Ahmed Kabel (Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane, Morocco) 4. World Englishes and the Commodification of Language, Joseph Sung-Yul Park (National University of Singapore, Singapore) and Lionel Wee (National University of Singapore, Singapore) 5. Examining and Overcoming the Theory/Practice Divide in World Englishes, Ryuko Kubota (University of British Columbia, Canada) Part 2: Unpacking Ideologies of English 6. Linguaculture, Cultural Travel, Native-Speakerism and Small Culture Formation on the Go: Working up from Instances, Adrian Holliday (Canterbury Christ Church University, UK) 7. Ideology, Identity, and World Englishes: Toward a Heteroglossic Framework, Jerry Won Lee (University of California, Irvine, USA) and Christopher Jenks (Aalborg University, Denmark) 8. Interrogating Race in the NEST/NNEST Ideological Dichotomy: Insights from Raciolinguistics, Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy and Translanguaging, Peter De Costa (Michigan State University, USA), Curtis Green-Eneix (Michigan State University, USA), Wendy Li (Nagoya University of Commerce and Business, Japan) and Hima Rawal (Michigan State University, USA) 9. Translingual Englishes and the Psychological Damage of Global English, Sender Dovchin (Curtin University, Australia), Rhonda Oliver (Curtin University, Australia) and Jaya Dantas (Curtin University, Australia) Part 3: Ideological Pluralities of English 10. Ideological Plurality: English in Policy and Practice in India, Usree Bhattacharya (University of Georgia, USA) and Ajit K. Mohanty (University of Western Ontario, Canada) 11. Challenging the Economic and Cultural Currency of English, Nathan John Albury (Leiden University, the Netherlands) 12. “We’re a Nation that Speaks English”: Language Ideology and Discrimination in the US English Only Movement, Rachele Lawton (Community College of Baltimore County, USA) 13. Conflicting Language Ideologies About What Counts as “English” in the Brazilian National Common Core Curriculum: Arenas for Permanences and Disruptions, Paula Szundy (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Part 4: The Local Politics of Global English 14. Non-Localizable vs Localizable English:New Linguistic Hierarchies in ‘Democratising’ English in Spanish Education, Eva Codó (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain) 15. Probing ‘Erasure’ for Transnational Language Policy and Practice: English amongst Multilingual Ismaili Muslims in Northern Pakistan and Eastern Tajikistan, Brook Bolander (Monash University, Australia) 16. Taiwan and Mandarin-English Bilingualism: International Competition and Competing Colonialisms, Funie Hsu (San José State University, USA) 17. Exploring Contested Language Ideologies in Kiribati, Indika Liyanage (Deakin University, Australia) and Tony Walker (Deakin University, Australia) Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisBased on over a decade of ethnographic fieldwork in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, Onscreen/Offscreen is an exploration of the politics and being of filmic images. The book examines contestations inside and outside the Tamil film industry over the question "what is an image?" Answers to this question may be found in the ontological politics that take place on film sets, in theatre halls, and in the social fabric of everyday life in South India, from populist electoral politics and the gendering of social space to caste uplift and domination.Bridging and synthesizing linguistic anthropology, film studies, visual studies, and media anthropology, Onscreen/Offscreen rethinks key issues across a number of fields concerned with the semiotic constitution of social life, from the performativity and ontology of images to questions of spectatorship, realism, and presence. In doing so, it offers both a challenge to any approach that would separate image from socialTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Note on Transliteration, Quotation, Names, and Transcripts Introduction: Ontological Politics of the Image Introduction From Ontologies to Ontological Politics Toward a Linguistic Anthropology of Cinema A Brief History of Tamil Cinema For a “Tamil” Cinema Realism and the Mass Hero Overview of the Chapters Part I: Presence/Representation 1. The Hero’s Mass Introduction Presence of the Film Image Gravity of the Hero’s Mass Presence of Mass Image-Act of the Slaps Sociological Realism of the Mass Hero’s Image Aesthetic Realism and the Event of the Slaps Ambivalent Realisms Authorizing the Slaps, or the Principal of Animation Conclusion 2. The Heroine’s Stigma Introduction Item’s Interruption Item’s Titillation Item’s Spectacle Ontological Politics of Sexual Difference Actness of the Image Politics of Vision Explicitness of Performativity Voyeurism and Exhibitionism in 7/G Rainbow Colony Kinship Chronotopes and Sociological Traces of the Performativity of Presence Marriage and Not-to-be-looked-at-ness An Alien Presence Conclusion Epilogue Part II: Representation/Presence 3. The Politics of Parody Introduction Anti-Cine-Politics of Thamizh Padam A Politics of (Im/possible) Worlds Chronopolitics For Another Kind of Image For a Less Serious Industry A Politics of Production The Politics for an Image Conclusion 4. The Politics of the Real Introduction Questions of Realism Register of Realism Enregistering Realism in Tamil Cinema Kaadhal (“Love”) Realism’s Heroism This Is a True Story Representing Taboo Caste and Sexuality in Kaadhal Frustrated Textuality and Sexual Reference Production Format of Realism New Faces and the Director’s Image Realism’s Illiberal Extimacy and the Suspension of Belief Conclusion Conclusions An End of an Era Killing the Mass Hero Performativity Representation and the Method Theory of a Linguistic Anthropology of Cinema For a Linguistic Anthropology of … Notes Interviews and Works Cited Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisIt is the 1960s, and Ireland is hoping to join what will later become the European Union. The government has devised a plan to stem emigration and save the Irish language by supporting small factories in the Gaeltacht, traditional Irish-speaking villages in remote western areas. But is the plan working? With her signature humor and charm, Eileen Kane transports the reader to County Donegal with a detailed account of rural Irish life during this period of rapid change. This is a story about people living beyond the margins of maps, boundaries, language groups, and government departments people bound by borders that have little or no correspondence to their own cultural, economic, and historical margins. Ultimately, it is a story about life on the edges, and the places and people who fall outside them.Table of ContentsPreface Prologue 1. November (Mí na Samhna) 1966 2. December (Mí na Nollag) 1966 3. January (Mí Eanáir) 1967 4. February (Mí Feabhra) 1967 5. March (Mí Márta) 1967 6. April (Mí Aibreáinn) 1967 7. May (Mí Bealtaine) 1967 8. June (Mí Meithimh) 1967 9. July (Mí Lúil) 1967 10. August (Mí Lúnasa) 1967 11. September (Mí Mheán Fómhair) 1967 12. October (Mí Dheireadh Fómhair) 1967 13. November (Mí na Samhna) 1967 14. December (Mí na Nollag) 1967 15. January (Mí Eanáir) 1968 16. February (Mí Feabhra) 1968 17. March (An Márta) 1968 Epilogue Bibliography

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis textbook takes a broad perspective on multilingualism, using a sociolinguistics and acquisition-informed approach that treats multilingualism not solely as the mastery of two or more well-defined language systems, but rather as a continuum of linguistic repertoires and resources to be used in different settings and combinations. The authors introduce traditional aspects of multilingualism - including historical dimensions, societal and individual multilingualism, aspects of identities, ideologies, education, and language policies - before going on to examine newer manifestations such as multilingualism in migrant and refugee contexts, in new media, pop music and linguistic landscaping, as well as the notion of grassroots multilingualism. This textbook will be an ideal resource for postgraduate students of linguistics and multilingualism, as well as advanced undergraduate students who are looking for a nuanced and holistic approach to the topic. Table of ContentsChapter 1: Welcome to a multilingual worldChapter 2: Multilingualism then and nowChapter 3: The multilingual individual: who is multilingual and what is special?Chapter 4: Linguistic mechanisms, processes, and resultsChapter 5: Linguistic manifestations in a multilingual world: focus on EnglishChapter 6: Societal multilingualismChapter 7: Multilingualism between identities, ideologies, and language policiesChapter 8: Multilingual education and teachingChapter 9: Multilingualism in migrant and refugee contextsChapter 10: Multilingualism in new mediaChapter 11: Multilingual pop musicChapter 12: Linguistic LandscapesChapter 13: Investigating multilingualismChapter 14: Using existing data repositories and data analysis

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis open access book explores the deep connections between environment, language, and cultural integrity, with a focus on Indigenous peoples from early modern times to the present. It illustrates the close integration of nature and culture through historical processes of environmental change in North, Central, and South America and the nurturing of local knowledge through ancestral languages and oral traditions. This volume fills a unique space by bringing together the issues of environment, language and cultural integrity in Latin American historical and cultural spheres. It explores the reciprocal and necessary relations between language/culture and environment; how they can lead to sustainable practices; how environmental knowledge and sustainable practices toward the environment are reflected in local languages, local sources and local socio-cultural practices. The book combines interdisciplinary methods and initiates a dialogue among scientifically trained scholars and local communities to compare their perspectives on well-being in remote and recent historical periods and it will be of interest to students and scholars in fields including sociolinguistics, (ethno)history, linguistic anthropology, cultural studies and cultural anthropology, environmental studies and Indigenous/minority studies.Table of Contents1. Introduction Justyna Olko & Cynthia Radding 2. Flexible borders, permeable territories and the role of water management in territorial dynamics in Pre-Hispanic and Early Hispanic Peru Patrycja Prządka-Giersz , Miłosz Giersz & Julia M. Chyla 3. Ihuan yehhuan tlacuauh tlamauhtiah in ichcapixqueh. “And the shepherds are inspiring great fear”. Environment, control of resources and collective agency in colonial and modern Tlaxcala. Justyna Olko 4. Ñudzahui Custom, Contracts, and Territoriality in Eighteenth-Century Oaxaca Yanna Yannakakis 5. The Yoreme creation of itom ania in northwestern Mexico: histories of cultural landscapes. Cynthia Radding 6. Gender Disparities in Guaraní Knowledge, Literacy, and Fashion in the Ecological Borderlands of Colonial and Early Nineteenth-Century Paraguay Barbara A. Ganson 7. Combining Visions of Well-Being through the Generational Gap: The Views of Tlaxcala Old and Young on Environment, Tradition and Language Gregory Haimovich 8. “Amo kitlapanas tetl!”: Heritage language and the defense against fracking in the Huasteca Potosina, Mexico Elwira Dexter-Sobkowiak 9. The Interrelation between Language, History and Traditional Ecological Knowledge within the Nahuat-Pipil context of El Salvador Ebany Dohle 10. Cenotes and placemaking in the Maya world: biocultural landscapes as archival spaces Khristin N. Montes, Dylan J. Clark, Patricia A. McAnany & Adolfo Iván Batún Alpuche 11. Nakua nukuu ini Ñuu Savi: Nakua jíno, nakua ka’on de nakua sa’on ja kuatyi Koo Yoso. Memory and cultural continuity of the Ñuu Savi People: Ancestral knowledge, language and rituals around Koo Yoso deity Omar Aguilar Sánchez 12. Tlaneltoquilli tlen mochihua ica cintli ipan tlalli Chicontepec: tlamantli chicahualiztli ipan tochinanco. Ceremonial practices relating to corn in the region of Chicontepec: local aspects of wellbeing Eduardo de la Cruz

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis book examines transnational identities, integration and linguistic practices on Jersey, one of the Channel Islands. Within the context of major historical events and migratory flows, the author considers the significance of the multicultural small island space, ideologies regarding long-standing as well as emergent identification practices and language use, and conceptualizations of belonging, focusing in particular on the Madeiran Portuguese diaspora. The juxtaposition of historical and contemporary migratory flows opens up a compelling discussion concerning the maintenance and use of heritage languages in a multilingual environment, allowing a rare comparison of the symbolic role as ethnic identifiers of Jersey French, Standard French, English, and more contemporary migrant languages such as Portuguese. The author analyses the role of language in social integration and the potential for consequent shifts in group allegiances, as well as receptor community ideological and legislative responses, concluding with a hypothesised look at the future of migration to Jersey. This book advances research on migration, transnational lives and language use in an era of globalization, and will be of particular interest to students and scholars in the fields of sociolinguistics, multilingualism, migration studies, and intercultural communication.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction.- Part I: Jersey Through the Ages: An Island of Migration.- Chapter 2: Jersey: Island, Sea, People.- Chapter 3: Historical Migrations: Jersey as a Multicultural Space.- Part II: Jersey in the Twentieth and Twenty First Centuries: Ideologies, Identities, Integration and Language.- Chapter 4: Contemporary Migrations: Global Movement and Transnationalism.- Chapter 5: Problematising the Local: Islanded Identities and Sociolinguistic Realities.- Chapter 6: Contemporary Migrations: the Madeiran Portuguese.- Chapter 7: Concluding Remarks.

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis book urges readers to develop a radical capacity to unthink and rethink interculturality, through multiple, pluri-perspectival and honest dialogues between the authors, and their students. This book does not give interculturality a normative scaffolding but envisages it differently by identifying some of its polyphonic textures. China’s rich engagement with interculturality serves to support the importance of being curious about other ways of thinking about the notion beyond the ‘West’ only. As such, the issues of culture, identity, language, translation, intercultural competence and silent transformations (amongst others) are re-evaluated in a different light. This is a highly informative and carefully presented book, providing scientific insights for readers with an interest in interculturality.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- The idea of culture is worn out.- Language is not what we might think it is.- Facilitating interculturality by unthinking and rethinking our relation to language.- Translating is not treason.- Talking to each other about interculturality.- First steps towards interculturality.- Rethinking identity.- Listening to those who experience interculturality to learn about what it is and how to ‘do’ it.- Examining other ways of engaging with interculturality.- Silent transformations with China.- Debunking intercultural competence.

Read more less

Book SynopsisIn this handbook, scholars from around the world offer an up-to-date account of the state of the art in different areas of onomastics, in a format that is both useful to specialists in related fields and accessible to the general reader. Since Ancient Greece, names have been regarded as central to the study of language, and this has continued to be a major theme of both philosophical and linguistic enquiry throughout the history of Western thought. The investigation of name origins is more recent, as is the study of names in literature. Relatively new is the study of names in society, which draws on techniques from sociolinguistics and has gradually been gathering momentum over the last few decades.The structure of this volume reflects the emergence of the main branches of name studies, in roughly chronological order. The first Part focuses on name theory and outlines key issues about the role of names in language, focusing on grammar, meaning, and discourse. Parts II and III deal with the study of place-names and personal names respectively, while Part IV outlines contrasting approaches to the study of names in literature, with case studies from different languages and time periods. Part V explores the field of socio-onomastics, with chapters relating to the names of people, places, and commercial products. Part VI then examines the interdisciplinary nature of name studies, before the concluding Part presents a selection of animate and inanimate referents ranging from aircraft to animals, and explains the naming strategies adopted for them.Trade Reviewa judicious synthesis covering a wide range of onomastic areas and it goes well beyond the historic-philological approach of traditional onomastic studies. Professor Hough is to be congratulated for having assembled a team of experts to produce a work of reference which will be most useful to professional onomasts and non-specialists alike. * John Insley, European Romantic Review *There is no better single guide to the range, quality and potential of current onomastic research. * Peter McClure, Journal of the English Place-Name Society *Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Abbreviations List of Contributors 1: Carole Hough: Introduction Part I: Onomastic Theory 2: Willy Van Langendonck and Mark Van De Velde: Names and Grammar 3: Staffan Nyström: Names and Meaning 4: Elwys De Stefani: Names and Discourse Part II: Toponomastics 5: Simon Taylor: Methodologies in Place-name Research 6: Carole Hough: Settlement Names 7: Svante Strandberg: River Names 8: Peter Drummond: Hill and Mountain Names 9: Peder Gammeltoft: Island Names 10: Julia Kuhn: Rural Names 11: Bertie Neethling: Street Names: A Changing Urban Landscape 12: Stefan Brink: Transferred Names and Analogy in Name-formation Part III: Anthroponomastics 13: Edwin D. Lawson: Personal Naming Systems 14: Katharina Leibring: Given Names in European Naming Systems 15: Patrick Hanks and Harry Parkin: Family Names 16: Eva BryllaDR: Bynames and Nicknames 17: Adrian Koopman: Ethnonyms 18: Ellen S. Bramwell: Personal Names and Anthropology 19: George Redmonds: Personal Names and Genealogy Part IV: Literary Onomastics 20: Grant W. Smith: Theoretical Foundations of Literary Onomastics 21: Bertie Neethling: Names in Songs: A Comparative Analysis of Billy Joel's We Didn't Start The Fire and Christopher Torr's Hot Gates 22: Birgit Falck-Kjällquist: Genre-based Approaches to Names in Literature 23: Karina van Dalen-Oskam: Corpus-based Approaches to Names in Literature 24: Paul Cavill: Language-based Approaches to Names in Literature Part V: Socio-onomastics 25: Terhi Ainiala: Names in Society 26: Emilia Aldrin: Names and Identity 27: Guy Puzey: Linguistic Landscapes 28: Laura Kostanski: Toponymic Attachment 29: Irma Taavitsainen and Andreas H. Jucker: Forms of Address 30: Katarzyna Aleksiejuk: Pseudonyms 31: Paula Sjöblom: Commercial Names Part VI: Onomastics and Other Disciplines 32: Richard Jones: Names and Archaeology 33: Serge Brédart: Names and Cognitive Psychology 34: Margaret Scott: Names and Dialectology 35: Peder Gammeltoft: Names and Geography 36: Gillian Fellows-Jensen: Names and History 37: Richard Coates: Names and Historical Linguistics 38: Berit Sandnes: Names and Language Contact 39: Andreas Teutsch: Names and Law 40: Alison Grant: Names and Lexicography 41: Kay Muhr: Place-names and Religion: A Study of Early Christian Ireland Part VII: Other Types of Names 42: Guy Puzey: Aircraft Names 43: Katharina Leibring: Animal Names 44: Marc Alexander: Astronomical Names 45: Adrian Koopman: Names of Dwellings 46: Richard Coates: Railway Locomotive Names and Train Names 47: Malcolm Jones: Ship Names Bibliography Subject Index Index of Languages

Read more less

Book SynopsisWhether all human languages are fundamentally the same or different has been a subject of debate for ages. This problem has deep philosophical implications: If languages are all the same, it implies a fundamental commonality- and thus mutual intelligibility- of human thought.We are now on the verge of solving this problem. Using a twenty-year-old theory proposed by the world''s greatest living linguist, Noam Chomsky, researchers have found that the similarities among languages are more profound than the differences. Languages whose grammars seem completely incompatible may in fact be structurally almost identical, except for a difference in one simple rule. The discovery of these rules and how they may vary promises to yield a linguistic equivalent of the Periodic Table of the Elements: a single framework by which we can understand the fundamental structure of all human language. This is a landmark breakthrough both within linguistics, which will herewith finally become a full-fledged

Read more less

Book SynopsisA handy beginner's guide, this textbook introduces the various stages of linguistic fieldwork, from the preparation of the work to the presentation of the results. Drawing on over forty years of fieldwork experience between them, in over two dozen languages, the authors pack the book with examples and anecdotes from their experiences and include practical exercises for students to test what they have learned. Independent of any particular perspective, the methods can be applied to a wide range of fieldwork settings, for projects with very different theoretical backgrounds and without the need to travel too far. The book covers 'traditional fieldwork' such as language description and documentation, as well as less typical methods, including language contact and quantitative studies with experiments or questionnaires.Trade Review'… a perfect students' guide through the intricate landscape of planning and conducting language research and documentation with the aid of native speakers.' Thomas Stolz, Chair of Linguistics, University of Bremen'Because of the contemporary emphasis on the description and documentation of endangered languages, the publication of this extremely useful guide to field research by Sakel and Everett, both experienced fieldworkers, is very timely.' Robert D. Van Valin, Jr, Henrich Heine University and the State University of New York, BuffaloTable of Contents1. Introduction: what is linguistic fieldwork?; 2. Fieldwork projects: two examples; 3. The languages; 4. The people; 5. Fieldwork preparation; 6. Fieldwork methods; 7. The outcomes.

Read more less

Book SynopsisJust about everyone seems to have views about language. Language attitudes and language ideologies permeate our daily lives. Our competence, intelligence, friendliness, trustworthiness, social status, group memberships, and so on, are often judged from the way we communicate. Even the speed at which we speak can evoke reactions. And we often try to anticipate such judgements as we communicate. In this lively introduction, Peter Garrett draws upon research carried out over recent decades in order to discuss such attitudes and the implications they have for our use of language, for social advantage or discrimination, and for social identity. Using a range of examples that includes punctuation, words, grammar, pronunciation, accents, dialects and languages, this book explores the intricate and fascinating ways in which language influences our everyday thoughts, feelings and behaviour.Trade Review'… essential reading for all those concerned with the 'social life of language'.' John Edwards, St Francis Xavier University'… likely to be the standard text for students in the field for many years to come.' Tore Kristiansen, Copenhagen UniversityTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Fundamentals of language attitudes; 3. Main approaches to the study of language attitudes; 4. Matched and verbal guise studies: focus on English; 5. Matched and verbal guise research in more contexts; 6. Attitudes to speech styles and other variables: communication features, speakers, hearers, and contexts; 7. Communication accommodation theory; 8. Language attitudes in professional contexts; 9. Societal treatment studies; 10. Direct approach; 11. Folklinguistics; 12. An integrated programme of language attitudes research; Conclusion.

Read more less

Book SynopsisLuce Irigaray is one of the leading French feminist philosophers and psychoanalysts. The Irigaray Reader is a collection of her most important paeprs to date, ranging across feminism, philosophy, psychoanalysis and linguistics. A number of them appear here for the first time in English.Trade Review"A magnificent sample of the best and the boldest of Irigaray's writings and the projects she calls for and calls forth. An excellent text for both introductory and advanced work on Irigaray." Choice "Essential reading for those who seek a genuine understanding of the breadth and radicalism of her oeuvre. " The Modern Language ReviewTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. Introduction. Glossary.. Section I: The critique of Patriarchy. Introduction to Section I. 1. Equal or different. 2. The bodily encounter wit the mother. 3. Women-mothers, the silent substratum of the social order. 4. Volume without contours.. Section II: Psychoanalysis and language. Introduction to section II. 5. The poverty of psychoanalysis. 6. the limit of the transference. 7. The power of discourse and the subordination of the feminine. 8. Questions. 9. The three genres.. Section III: Ethics and subjectivity: towards the future. Introduction to Section III. 10. Sexual difference. 11. Questions to Emmanuel Levinas. 12. Women-amongst-themselves: creating a woman-woman sociality. 13. The necessity for sexuate rights. 14. How to define sexuate rights?. 15. He risks who risks life itself. Bibliography. Index.

Read more less

Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the Kenshur Prize, Bloomington Center for Eighteenth-Century Studies""Shortlisted for the Wolfson History Prize""Shortlisted for the Cundill History Prize, McGill University""A History Today Book of the Year""Harrison digs equally in Chinese and European archives, finding abundant vivid material from which to reconstruct [Li and Staunton’s] stories, weaving them together to rewrite the opening chapter of Sino–British relations as a series of unfortunate events in which a word, a look or a gesture could alter the course of the encounter. . . . An invigorating re-vision. . . . Harrison’s strength is in narrating lives lived and reminding us that the consequences were never preordained."---Timothy Brook, Times Literary Supplement"Today the fiasco of 1793 is the postulate for an elaborate paradigm that is supposed to explain China’s decline in power in the 19th century. . . . But the paradigm is problematic: it isn’t only ahistorical but, as Henrietta Harrison suggests in The Perils of Interpreting, it focuses on the wrong people."---Pamela Crossley, London Review of Books"Harrison could not have picked two more fascinating men to focus her book on. Both Li and Staunton lived truly extraordinary lives and the reader is led vividly through each. . . . Not only is The Perils of Interpreting an empathetic portrait of two men, it also deftly reveals the critical importance of translation and of interpreters—for without them neither cross-cultural interactions nor cross-cultural understanding can even begin."---Sarah Bramao-Ramos, History Today"Often the most readable books on Chinese history are those that use detailed accounts of the lives of individuals to illuminate the great events of their time. Oxford professor Henrietta Harrison’s The Perils of Interpreting: The Extraordinary Lives of Two Translators between Qing China and the British Empire is a fine example, providing a fresh description of the 1793 embassy from Britain’s King George III to the Manchu Qianlong emperor through the eyes of those who mediated, rather than those of the principals."---Peter Neville-Hadley, South China Morning Post Magazine"[The Perils of Interpreting] reads like a swashbuckling adventure novel. . . . [A] vivid reconstruction of an era."---John Krich, Nikkei Asia"[The Perils of Interpreting] takes a familiar story—the deteriorating diplomacy between Britain and Qing China from the 1793 Macartney Mission and the Opium War—and masterfully retells it through the lives of two translators." * History Today *"[Harrison’s] prose is pictorial and vivacious, effortlessly carrying the reader into a new domain of empathy and historical awareness. The unique and intimate stories of translators offer an antidote to simplistic accounts. . . . The result is a book that thoroughly transforms what we know about Sino-British encounters leading up to the Opium War."---Jenny Huangfu Day, Journal of Chinese History"Marvelous."---Haun Saussy, Journal of the American Oriental Society"The Perils of Interpreting offers extraordinarily fresh information deftly crafted into a narrative embracing biography, imperial history, maritime history, British political history, religious history, and the history of Chinese and British relations. Harrison, an adroit storyteller, designed the book as a chronologically told story of two men, two cultures, and two imperial powers attempting to communicate between worlds. . . . Harrison’s attention to interpretation, its delicacy, its omissions as well as its expressions reveals how power inheres in language, and power is as much in the hands of translators as in the hands of leaders of state. This fascinating, deeply researched, highly informed account is microhistory at its very best."---Carla Mulford, The Eighteenth-Century Intelligencer"Harrison’s rich book opens up so many lines of inquiry that it is bound to produce a wealth of follow-up studies. Let us hope that they will be as eye-opening and enjoyable to read."---Eun Kyung Min, Eighteenth-Century Studies"Fascinating."---Hamish Gobson, Think Scotland

Read more less

Book SynopsisHow social scientists' disagreements about their key words and distinctions have been misconceived, and what to do about itSocial scientists do research on a variety of topicsgender, capitalism, populism, and race and ethnicity, among others. They make descriptive and explanatory claims about empathy, intelligence, neoliberalism, and power. They advise policymakers on diversity, digitalization, work, and religion. And yet, as Gabriel Abend points out in this provocative book, they can't agree on what these things are and how to identify them. How to tell if something is a religion or a cult or a sect? What is empathy? What makes this society a capitalist one? Disputes of this sort arise again and again in the social sciences. Abend argues that these disagreements have been doubly misconceived. First, they conflate two questions: how a social science community should use its most important words, and what distinctions it should accept and work with. Second, there's no fact of the matt

Read more less

Book SynopsisHow does writing relate to speech? What impact does it have on social organisation and development? How do unwritten languages differ from those that have a written form and tradition? This book is a general account of the place of writing in society. Drawing on contemporary and historical examples, from clay tablets to touchscreen displays, the book explores the functions of writing and written language, analysing its consequences for language, society, economy and politics. It examines the social causes of illiteracy, demonstrating that institutions of central importance to modern society are built upon writing and written texts, and are characterised by specific forms of communication. It explores the social dimensions of spelling and writing reform, as well as of digital literacy, a new mode of expression and communication posing novel challenges to the student of language in society.Trade Review'A masterpiece both because of its erudition and its coherent perspective.' David Olson, University of Toronto'… shows a broad awareness of cultural history, coupled with a detailed knowledge of writing and its development, putting language, and written language in particular, at the core of human culture from Greek voting systems in the fifth century BCE to text messaging in the twenty-first AD. If only more linguists could write with the authority, the intellectual depth and the humanity displayed here.' Vivian Cook, Emeritus Professor, Newcastle UniversityTable of Contents1. The tyranny of writing and the dominance of vernacular speech; 2. The past in the present and the seeds of the public sphere; 3. Written and unwritten language; 4. Literacy and inequality; 5. The society of letters; 6. Writing reform; 7. Writing and literacy in the digitalized world.

Read more less

Book SynopsisDoes the use of two languages by bilinguals inevitably bring about grammatical change? Does switching between languages serve as a catalyst in such change? It is widely held that linguistic code-switching inherently promotes grammatical convergence - languages becoming more similar to each other through contact; evidence for this, however, remains elusive. A model of how to study language contact scientifically, Bilingualism in the Community highlights variation patterns in speech, using a new bilingual corpus of English and Spanish spontaneously produced by the same speakers. Putting forward quantitative diagnostics of grammatical similarity, it shows how bilinguals'' two languages differ from each other, aligning with their respective monolingual benchmarks. The authors argue that grammatical change through contact is far from a foregone conclusion in bilingual communities, where speakers are adept at keeping their languages together, yet separate. The book is compelling reading forTrade Review'This book takes us out of our comfort zone in critically examining the evidence for supposed convergence between Spanish and English in the Southwestern United States. It sets new standards in language contact research and the team of Rena Torres Cacoullos and Catherine Travis has produced an impeccable study, using state of the art methodology and analytical tools.' Pieter Muysken, Radboud University, Nijmegen'Thanks to impeccable scientific methodology and singularly rich data, this ground-breaking study of the oldest bilingual community in the US stands the received wisdom about contact-induced change on its head. A must-read for all serious students of language contact, regardless of perspective or approach!' Shana Poplack, University of Ottawa'This rich linguistic and sociolinguistic analysis of Spanish and English in a traditionally bilingual community where code-switching is the norm sets a new standard for the study of language contact. The careful quantitative analysis produces the surprising result that code-switching speakers maintain distinct structures and constraints in their two languages. The methods and the results constitute a ground-breaking contribution to the study of language change.' Joan Bybee, University of New Mexico'Bilingualism in the Community sets a high standard of variationist studies of contact-induced change and applies a systematic comparative methodology that includes comparing with a previous, monolingual variety and monolingual benchmarks. The book is in general very well written and is recommended to scholars interested in language contact, variation, and the interplay of the two both within and outside the variationist framework.' Maria Khachaturyan, The LINGUIST ListTable of Contents1. Language contact through the lens of variation; 2. The community basis of bilingual phenomena; 3. Good data: Capturing language use; 4. Characterizing the bilingual speaker; 5. Subject pronoun expression: reconsidering the constraints; 6. Cross-language comparisons: foundations for assessing contact-induced change; 7. Assessing change and continuity; 8. The most intimate contact: the bilinguals' two languages; 9. Code-switching without convergence; 10. Code-switching and priming; 11. Bilingualism in its linguistic and social context.

Read more less

Book SynopsisThe second edition of the highly successful Handbook of Discourse Analysis has been expanded and thoroughly updated to reflect the very latest research to have developed since the original publication, including new theoretical paradigms and discourse-analytic models, in an authoritative two-volume set. Twenty new chapters highlight emerging trends and the latest areas of research Contributions reflect the range, depth, and richness of current research in the field Chapters are written by internationally-recognized leaders in their respective fields, constituting a Who's Who of Discourse Analysis A vital resource for scholars and students in discourse studies as well as for researchers in related fields who seek authoritative overviews of discourse analytic issues, theories, and methods Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors xi Preface to the Second Edition xix Introduction to the First Edition 1 I Linguistic Analysis of Discourse 9 1 Discourse and Grammar 11Marianne Mithun 2 Intertextuality in Discourse 42Adam Hodges 3 Cohesion and Texture 61J. R. Martin 4 Intonation and Discourse 82Elizabeth Couper-Kuhlen 5 Voice Registers 105Mark A. Sicoli 6 Computer-Mediated Discourse 2.0 127Susan C. Herring and Jannis Androutsopoulos 7 Discourse Analysis and Narrative 152Anna De Fina and Barbara Johnstone 8 Humor and Laughter 168Salvatore Attardo 9 Discourse Markers: Language, Meaning, and Context 189Yael Maschler and Deborah Schiffrin 10 Historical Discourse Analysis 222Laurel J. Brinton 11 Discourse, Space, and Place 244Elizabeth Keating 12 Gesture in Discourse 262David Mcneill, Elena T. Levy, and Susan D. Duncan II Approaches and Methodologies 291 13 Nine Ways of Looking at Apologies: The Necessity for Interdisciplinary Theory and Method in Discourse Analysis 293Robin Tolmach Lakoff 14 Interactional Sociolinguistics: A Personal Perspective 309John J. Gumperz 15 Framing and Positioning 324Cynthia Gordon 16 Conversational Interaction: The Embodiment of Human Sociality 346Emanuel A. Schegloff 17 Transcribing Embodied Action 367Paul Luff and Christian Heath 18 Constraining and Guiding the Flow of Discourse 391Wallace Chafe 19 Imagination in Narratives 406Herbert H. Clark and Mija M. Van Der Wege 20 Oral Discourse as a Semiotic Ecology: TheCo-construction and Mutual Influence of Speaking, Listening, and Looking 422Frederick Erickson 21 Multimodality 447Theo Van Leeuwen 22 Critical Discourse Analysis 466Teun A. Van Dijk 23 Computer-Assisted Methods of Analyzing Textual and Intertextual Competence 486Michael Stubbs 24 Register Variation: A Corpus Approach 505Shelley Staples, Jesse Egbert, Douglas Biber, and Susan Conrad III The Individual, Society, and Culture 527 25 Voices of the Speech Community: Six People I Have Learned From 529William Labov 26 Language Ideologies 557Susan U. Philips 27 Discourse and Racism 576Ruth Wodak and Martin Reisigl 28 Code-Switching, Identity, and Globalization 597Kira Hall and Chad Nilep 29 Cross-cultural and Intercultural Communication and Discourse Analysis 620Scott F. Kiesling 30 Discourse and Gender 639Shari Kendall and Deborah Tannen 31 Queer Linguistics as Critical Discourse Analysis 661William L. Leap 32 Child Discourse 681Amy Kyratzis and Jenny Cook-Gumperz 33 Discourse and Aging 705Heidi E. Hamilton and Toshiko Hamaguchi 34 Discursive Underpinnings of Family Coordination 728Elinor Ochs and Tamar Kremer-Sadlik IV Discourse in Real-World Contexts 753 35 Institutional Discourse 755Andrea Mayr 36 Political Discourse 775John Wilson 37 Discourse and Media 795Colleen Cotter 38 Discourse Analysis in the Legal Context 822Roger W. Shuy 39 Discourse and Health Communication 841Rodney H. Jones 40 Discourse in Educational Settings 858Carolyn Temple Adger and Laura J. Wright 41 Discourse in the Workplace 880Janet Holmes 42 Discourse and Religion 902Michael Lempert Author Index 921 Subject Index 939

Read more less

Book SynopsisA new approach to sociolinguistics, introducing the study of the social meaning of English words over time, and offering an engaging and entertaining demonstration of lexical sociolinguistic analysis The Social Life of Words: A Historical Approach explores the rise and fall of the social properties of words, charting ways in which they take on new social connotations. Written in an engaging narrative style, this entertaining text matches up sociolinguistic theory with social history and biography to discover which kind of people used what kind of word, where and when. Social factors such as class, age, race, region, gender, occupation, religion and criminality are discussed in British and American English. From familiar words such as popcorn, porridge, café, to less common words like burgoo, califont, etna, and phrases like kiss me quick, monkey parade, slap-bang shop, The Social Life of Words demonstrates some of the many ways a new word or phrase can develop social affiliations. Detailed yet accessible chapters cover key areas of historical sociolinguistics, including concepts such as social networks, communities of practice, indexicality and enregisterment, prototypes and stereotypes, polysemy, onomasiology, language regard, lexical appropriation, and more. The first book to take a focused look at lexis as a topic for sociolinguistic analysis, The Social Life of Words: Introduces sociolinguistic theories and shows how they can be applied to the lexiconDemonstrates how readers can apply sociolinguistic theory to their own analyses of words in English and other languagesProvides an engaging and amusing new look at many familiar words, inviting students to explore the sociolinguistic properties of words over time for themselvesPart of Wiley Blackwell's acclaimed Language in Society series, The Social Life of Words is essential reading for upper-level undergraduate students, graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and linguists working in sociolinguistics, lexical semantics, English lexicology, and the history and development of modern English.Table of ContentsSeries Editor's Preface x Acknowledgements xi I Introduction: geyser, califont, ascot 1 I.1 On Concepts, Approaches, Methods, and Theories 4 I.2 On Sources 9 I.3 Editorial Principles 11 1 Lexical Sociolinguistics and Social Networks 15 1.1 Introduction to Social Network Theory 15 1.2 Previous Scholarship 16 1.3 Swiss waiter 17 1.4 Sosison Vo Land 26 1.5 Summary 29 2 Lexical Sociolinguistics and Communities of Practice 31 2.1 Introduction to Communities of Practice 31 2.2 Previous Scholarship 32 2.3 Etna 33 2.3.1 Summary 41 2.4 Laugh! 42 2.5 Summary 45 3 The Sociolinguistics of Polysemy 47 3.1 Introduction to the Sociolinguistics of Polysemy 47 3.2 Previous Scholarship 47 3.3 Maroon 49 3.4 Popcorn 55 3.5 Summary 63 4 The Sociolinguistics of Onomasiology 65 4.1 Introduction to the Sociolinguistics of Onomasiology 65 4.2 Previous Scholarship 65 4.3 direction, address 68 4.4 Kiss Me Quick 74 4.5 Summary 77 5 The Sociolinguistics of Stereotypes 79 5.1 Introduction to the Sociolinguistics of Stereotypes 79 5.2 Previous Scholarship 80 5.3 Goss 81 5.4 Goodwill 83 5.5 Porridge 84 5.6 Fido, Rover 95 5.7 Summary 99 6 Language Regard and Lexical Influencers 102 6.1 Introduction to Language Regard 102 6.2 Previous Scholarship 102 6.3 Café, Restaurant 103 6.3.1 Restaurant 104 6.3.2 Café 106 6.3.3 Slap-Bang Shop 107 6.3.4 Ordinary 108 6.3.5 Alamode Beefshop 109 6.3.6 Coffee-House 111 6.3.7 Coffee-Palace and Coffee-Tavern 112 6.3.8 Buffet 113 6.3.9 Time-Line of Development 114 6.3.10 Coffee Shop 118 6.4 Summary 119 7 Lexical Sociolinguistics, Indexicality and Enregisterment 121 7.1 Introduction to Indexicality and Enregisterment 121 7.2 Previous Scholarship 122 7.3 Drage 124 7.4 Tinned Salmon 127 7.5 Rather! 132 7.6 Summary 134 8 Lexical Sociolinguistics and Spatial Spread 137 8.1 Introduction to Spatial Spread 137 8.2 Previous Scholarship 138 8.3 Monkey Parade, Shopping Parade 140 8.3.1 Summary 146 8.4 Sunnyside 146 8.5 Summary 149 9 Lexical Appropriation 151 9.1 Introduction to Lexical Appropriation 151 9.2 Into 152 9.3 Baggonet 156 9.4 Burgoo 162 9.4.1 What Is Already Known About burgoo 165 9.4.2 Further Data Assembled in Date Order 165 9.4.3 Polysemous Senses of burgoo 167 9.4.4 Onomasiological Sets 168 9.4.5 Spread of burgoo in Physical Space 168 9.4.6 Spread of burgoo in Social Space 172 9.4.7 Perceived Space and Authority Constraints 172 9.4.8 Evidence of Indexicality and Enregisterment 176 9.4.9 Stereotypical Properties 176 9.4.10 Language Regard and Lexical Appropriation 177 9.5 Summary 178 10 Future Directions 181 References 192 Index 195

Read more less

Book SynopsisIllustrated with fascinating examples throughout, this book shows the transformative effect minoritized languages have on linguistic theory. It introduces key concepts in an engaging and accessible style, making it essential reading for both students and researchers of theoretical syntax, phonology and morphology, and language policy and politics.Trade Review'This excellent survey of influential analyses of phenomena in a variety of less commonly studied languages puts a nail in the coffin of the myth that only standardized, national languages have contributed to linguistic theory and that formal linguistics has been based only on widely spoken languages. By highlighting important contributions to linguistics made by careful analysis of less commonly studied languages, Nevins shows convincingly that all human languages are of interest to formal linguists.' Jason Merchant, Vice Provost and Lorna P. Straus Professor of Linguistics, University of Chicago'Nevins presents a delightful selection of case studies highlighting the importance of minoritized languages in shaping linguistic theory. Presented in a highly engaging and accessible style, this book will serve as a great entry point for those seeking to understand linguistic theory as both a window onto linguistic diversity and as an explanation of the unifying elements that lie beneath the surface variety.' Jonathan David Bobaljik, Department of Linguistics, Harvard University'This book is truly one-of-a-kind. Nevins shows just how much the study of minoritized languages has contributed to real changes in the generative theory for the full gamut of core areas of generative linguistics. It is a must-read book for any generative theoretical linguist wanting to work with speakers of minoritized languages and varieties, stressing the social justice obligations that come with such research and the need to rethink how linguistics is taught.' Keren Rice, Professor of Linguistics, University of TorontoTable of ContentsList of figures; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1. Expanding the canon: minoritization in the world and in linguistic theory; 2. Indexical shift in Zazaki and Uyghur; 3. Why ergative case requires structure in Basque and Ch'ol; 4. Closest conjunct agreement in Slovenian and Xhosa; 5. Configurationality of objects in Chichewa and Warlpiri; 6. Partial nasality in Maxakalí and Kaingang; 7. Symmetric hands in sign language phonologies; 8. Number-encoding on verbs in Hiaki and Chechen; 9. Conclusion: towards healthy futures in the language sciences; Bibliography; Index.

Read more less

Book SynopsisThe revised edition of Sociolinguistic Theory presents a critical synthesis of sociolinguistics, centering on the study of language variation and change. A revised introduction to sociolinguistic theory by one of the top scholars in the field Provides a critical synthesis of sociolinguistics that centres on the study of language variation and change, now incorporating the latest developments in the field Shows how empirical explorations have made sociolinguistics the most stimulating field in the contemporary study of language Discusses the linguistic variable and its significance, crucial social variables such as social stratification, sex, and age, and the cultural significance of linguistic variation Trade Review“Chambers offers a lucid introduction to the basic issues that relate language and society, and leads the reader directly to the quantitative data that define the field. At each turn, we benefit from his personal and insightful weighing of the evidence on why we speak the way we do.” William Labov, University of Pennsylvania “This book is indispensable for everybody in the field, from undergraduates to advanced researchers. Well-written, engaged, and inspiring, it is at the same time a state-of-the-art account of variationist sociolinguistics and a challenge to go on and enhance our knowledge.” Daniel Schreier, University of Zürich “Professor Chambers's book successfully combines a theoretical grounding in variationist sociolinguistics with generous descriptions of the research on which the theories are based. This makes it particularly inspiring for students who themselves want to try their hands at this field of study.” Mats Mobärg, University of GothenburgTable of ContentsList of Figures. List of Tables. Series Editor’s Preface. Preface to the First Edition. Preface to the Second Edition. Preface to the Revised Edition. Acknowledgments. 1. Correlations. 1.1 The Domain of Sociolinguistics. 1.2 The Variable as a Structural Unit. 1.3 Variation and the Tradition of Categoricity. 2. Class, Network, and Mobility. 2.1 Social Class and Sociolinguistic Sampling. 2.2 Indexing Social Class. 2.3 Class Markers. 2.4 The Effects of Mobility. 2.5 Homogenization. 2.6 Networks. 2.7 Linguistic Correlates of Network Integration. 2.8 Interaction of Network and Other Independent Variables. 2.9 Oddballs and Insiders. 3. Expressing Sex and Gender. 3.1 The Interplay of Biology and Sociology. 3.2 Sex Patterns with Stable Variables. 3.3 Language, Gender, and Mobility in Two Communities. 3.4 Sex and Gender Differences in Language. 3.5 Male and Female Speech Patterns in Other Societies. 3.6 Linguistic Evidence for Sex and Gender Differences. 4. Accents in Time. 4.1 Aging. 4.2 The Acquisition of Sociolects. 4.3 Family and Friends. 4.4 Declarations of Adolescence. 4.5 Young Adults in the Talk Market. 4.6 Changes in Progress. 5. Adaptive Significance of Language Variation. 5.1 The Babelian Hypothesis. 5.2 Global Counteradaptivity and Local Adaptivity. 5.3 Dialects in Lower Animals. 5.4 The Persistence of the Non-standard. 5.5 Traditional Theories of the Sources of Diversity. 5.6 A Sociolinguistic Theory of the Sources of Diversity. 5.7 Vernacular Roots. 5.8 Linguistic Variation and Social Identity. Notes. References. Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisThe first in-depth assessment of language use and attitudinal perceptions among adults who received an immersion education in a minority language.

Read more less

Book Synopsis

Read more less

Book SynopsisLinguistic Landscapes is the first comprehensive approach to a largely under-explored sociolinguistic phenomenon: language on signs. Based on an up-to-date review of previous research from various places around the world, the book develops an analytical framework for the systematic analysis of linguistic landscape data. This framework is applied to a sample of 2,444 signs collected in 28 survey areas in central Tokyo. Analytical categories include the languages contained and their combinations, differences between official and nonofficial signs, geographic distribution, availability of translation or transliteration, linguistic idiosyncrasies, and the comparison of older and newer signs, among others. Combining qualitative and quantitative methods, the analysis yields some unique insights about the writers of multilingual signs, their readers, and the languages and scripts in contact. Linguistic Landscapes thus demonstrates that the study of language on signs has much to contribute to research into urban multilingualism, as well as the study of language and society as a whole.Trade ReviewThis book offers an authoritative, engaging, and well-illustrated introduction to LL research and has the merit of providing a rich, diversified, and comprehensive review of previous studies within this rather new area of investigation. The study of the LL of Tokyo contributes to advancing our understanding of LL as an interdisciplinary field of investigation, and helps to stimulate and map future research ventures in this area of inquiry within language policy and planning. Backhaus’s innovative approach to the examination and analysis of LL data could provide further insights to academics, researchers and graduate students interested in LL research. It is suitable for general audiences as well, owing to the face that it is relatively easy to read and does not presuppose expertise in any particular linguistic area. -- Selim Ben Said * Lang Policy, Published Online: 10 April 2008 *"This is a very nice work that will certainly be a reference book. It contains an impressive state-of-the-art review of a young field which, however, is a very dispersed and attract people from very different places and perspectives. Hence, it is a kind of tour de force to bring all the material and approaches together and discuss them in a same general framework. Moreover, this is also a very illuminating case study about linguistic landscape in one major city of this world, namely Tokyo. The research is led with brio and with rigor and reveals a rich reality that certainly merits much thinking....I think that this is a real masterpiece of linguistic landscape study. This is as such a genuine contribution to this field. " -- Report by Eliezer Ben-Rafael, Tel-Aviv UniversityIn this study of the linguistic landscape of Tokyo Peter Backhaus clearly demonstrates that Japan is not as linguistically homogeneous as is commonly thought. His fascinating account is based on a large empirical database of multilingual signs He describes in detail the increasing importance of English as well as other languages. His book proves that the study of the linguistic landscape is a valuable new development in the analysis of multilingualism around the world. -- Durk Gorter, Professor of Frisian sociolinguistics, Universiteit van Amsterdam/Fryske AkademyBackhaus's volume is a welcome contribution not only to the study of linguistic landscapes and landscaping, but also to language contact and multilingualism in Japan. Linguistic Landscapes is clearly structured, well written and requires little or no prior theoretical knowledge of linguistic landscape issues. -- Mark Irwin, Yamagata University, Japan * Linguist List 19.1760 *This book is a welcome and useful addition to the study of LL, particularly for its contribution of well needed empirical studies. The research on Tokyo’s LL is precise in its definition and classification of empirical analysis, well-informed with regards to all categories analyzed and methodically thorough. It is commendable that Backhaus uses both qualitative and quantitative methods in such detail in his research of Tokyo’s LL. This comparative study on language on signs is a valuable contribution to the field of multilingualism and language contact research. -- Anastassia Zabrodskaja * SKY - Journal of Linguistics (the annual journal of The Linguistic Association of Finland, Suomen Kielitieteellinen Yhdistys) *Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Semiotic Background and Terminology 3. Previous Approaches to the Linguistic Landscape: An Overview 4. Summary 5. Case Study: Signs of Multilingualism in Tokyo 6. Conclusions References Appendix: The 28 Survey Areas

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis book questions assumptions about the nature of language and how language is conceptualized. Looking at diverse contexts from sign languages in Indonesia to literacy practices in Brazil, from hip-hop in the US to education in Bosnia and Herzegovina, this book forcefully argues that a critique of common linguistic and metalinguistic suppositions is not only a conceptual but also a sociopolitical necessity. Just as many notions of language are highly suspect, so too are many related concepts premised on a notion of discrete languages, such as language rights, mother tongues, multilingualism, or code-switching. Definitions of language in language policies, education and assessment have material and often harmful consequences for people. Unless we actively engage with the history of invention of languages in order to radically change and reconstitute the ways in which languages are taught and conceptualized, language studies will not be able to improve the social welfare of language users.Trade ReviewThis book should be essential reading for language theorists and language practitioners alike and will interest a wide readership concerned with linking a socially responsible applied linguistics to a sophisticated discourse on the nature of language. -- Christopher Stroud, professor of Linguistics at the University of the Western CapeThe book powerfully juxtaposes the purported neutrality and scientific objectivity of conventional Saussaurean linguistics with images of a modernist Western discipline that continues to perceive and catalogue communication in other cultures through a subjective and value-laden prism. Readers with a questioning nature and an interest in the ramification of language invention will find Disinventing and Reconstitutiong Languages to be a book with a great deal to offer. -- Daragh Hayes * Working Papers in TESOL & Applied Linguistics, 2007, Vol. 7, No. 1 *Disinventing and Reconstituting Languages is a deeply thought-provoking volume which challenges conventional notions about language, the study of language and language policy. It's a must-read for anyone interested in the many complex sociological, ontological and epistemological questions that swirl around language, culture, globalization and identity. -- Christof Demont-Henrich, University of Denver * Journal of Sociolinguistics, Volume 15, Number 3, June 2011 *Table of ContentsForeword by Ofelia Garcia Chapter 1 Disinventing and Reconstituting Languages - Sinfree Makoni and Alastair Pennycook Chapter 2 Then There were Languages: Bahasa Indonesia was One Among Many - Ariel Heryanto Chapter 3 Critical Historiography: Does Language Planning in Africa Need a Construct of Language as Part of its Theoretical Apparatus? - Sinfree Makoni & Pedzisai Mashiri Chapter 4 The Myth of English as an International Language - Alastair Pennycook Chapter 5 Beyond ‘Language’: Linguistic Imperialism, Sign Languages and Linguistic Anthropology - Jan Branson and Don Miller Chapter 6 Entering a Culture Quietly: Writing and Cultural Survival in Indigenous Education in Brazil - Lynn Mario T. Menezes de Souza Chapter 7 A Linguistics of Communicative Activity - Steven L. Thorne & James P. Lantolf Chapter 8 (Dis)inventing Discourse: Examples from Black Culture and Hiphop Rap/Discourse - Elaine Richardson Chapter 9 Educational Materials Reflecting Heteroglossia: Disinventing Ethnolinguistic Differences in Bosnia-Herzegovina - Brigitta Busch & Jürgen Schick Chapter 10 After Disinvention: Possibilities for Communication, Community, and Competence - A. Suresh Canagarajah

Read more less

Book Synopsis“Superb.” —Steven Pinker“An explanation, a defense, and, most heartening, a celebration. . . . McWhorter demonstrates the ‘legitimacy’ of Black English by uncovering its complexity and sophistication, as well as the still unfolding journey that has led to its creation. . . . [His] intelligent breeziness is the source of the book’s considerable charm.” —New Yorker“Talking Back, Talking Black is [McWhorter’s] case for the acceptance of black English as a legitimate American dialect. . . . He ably and enthusiastically breaks down the mechanics.” —New York Times Book ReviewLinguists have been studying Black English as a speech variety for years, arguing to the public that it is different from Standard English, not a degradation of it. Yet false assumptions and controversies still swirl around what it means to speak and sound “black.” In his first book devoted solely to the form, structure, and development of Black English, John McWhorter clearly explains its fundamentals and rich history while carefully examining the cultural, educational, and political issues that have undermined recognition of this transformative, empowering dialect.Talking Back, Talking Black takes us on a fascinating tour of a nuanced and complex language that has moved beyond America’s borders to become a dynamic force for today’s youth culture around the world.John McWhorter teaches linguistics, Western civilization, music history, and American studies at Columbia University. A New York Times best-selling author and TED speaker, he is a columnist for CNN.com, a regular contributor to the Atlantic, a frequent guest on CNN and MSNBC, and the host of Slate’s language podcast, Lexicon Valley. His books on language include The Power of Babel; Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue; Words on the Move; Talking Back, Talking Black; and The Creole Debate.Trade ReviewPraise for Talking Back, Talking BlackLiterary Hub “Titles for the Times” selectionChicago Woman magazine “Must-Read Book on African American Culture” selectionJournal of Blacks in Higher Education “Books of Interest” selectionTablet magazine’s Unorthodox “Year’s Literary Highlights” selectionLiterary Ashland “What People Are Reading” selection“Superb.” —Steven Pinker“In [Talking Back, Talking Black], McWhorter offers an explanation, a defense, and, most heartening, a celebration of the dialect that has become, he argues, an American lingua franca. . . . [He] demonstrates the ‘legitimacy’ of Black English by uncovering its complexity and sophistication, as well as the still unfolding journey that has led to its creation. . . . [His] intelligent breeziness is the source of the book’s considerable charm.” —New Yorker“Talking Back, Talking Black is [McWhorter’s] case for the acceptance of black English as a legitimate American dialect. . . . He ably and enthusiastically breaks down the mechanics.” —New York Times Book Review“A fascinating exploration—and celebration—of Black English in America.” —Tablet magazine’s Unorthodox podcast“McWhorter considers complex issues and leaves the reader with a more clear understanding of language and the implicit assumptions surrounding it. . . . In this time of great anxiety and injustice, [Talking Back, Talking Black] provides insight into a cultural issue that has long been written off and snubbed by many. And as such, his book is proving itself to be about so much more than just language.” —MARY Journal“Drawing on research, popular culture, and his own expertise as a linguist and black American, McWhorter conveys the roots and richness of the dialect that has come out of the experiences of black Americans. . . . [Talking Back, Talking Black] is an engaging look at the English language as spoken by many black Americans as well as the long history of stereotyping that has prevented an objective analysis of a rich language tradition.” —Booklist“A vibrant separation of an African-American vernacular tradition from the thickets of contemporary racial debate.” —Kirkus Reviews“Well suited for those who have an interest in black studies, education, history, language, or cultural studies.” —Library Journal“Linguistics fans will be enthralled by McWhorter’s fascinating and logically presented study.” —Shelf Awareness for Readers“A scholarly, in-depth analysis of Black English. . . . Fascinating.” —Midwest Book Review“In Talking Back, Talking Black, John McWhorter, the maestro at communicating linguistics to the public, succeeds in helping the reader to ‘actually hear Black English in a new way,’ while hipping linguists to some features of this vibrant variety they might not have considered before.” —John R. Rickford, former president of the Linguistic Society of America and coauthor of Spoken Soul: The Story of Black EnglishWhat Booksellers & Librarians Are Saying About Talking Back, Talking BlackSan Francisco Chronicle/SFGate “Recommendations from Bay Area Independent Bookstores” selectionBook Are Magic “Necessary Nonfiction for Black History Month” selectionLibrary Journal/GOBI Library Solutions “Language Best Sellers of the Year” listUniversity City Public Library “Book Challenge” selectionDarien Library “Staff Reading” pick“McWhorter examines not only the vexed past [of Black English], but also the dynamic and difficult present of this vibrant force in cultures around the world.” —Rakestraw Books (from SF Gate)“With deep sincerity and accessibility, McWhorter addresses why Black English is a dialect and should be treated as a valid way of speaking in the US. This book is so smart and thoughtful.” —Danni Green, Books Are Magic (Brooklyn, NY)“John McWhorter does an excellent job making the case for Black English as a fully fledged dialect of English. He also does an excellent job of presenting the linguistic arguments in a way that is easy to digest.” —Nathaniel Hattrick, Liberty Bay Books (Poulsbo, WA)“Perfect for amateur linguists looking for a new angle on current discussions of diversity. John McWhorter doesn’t get too technical as he discusses the mechanics of AAVE, but draws attention to the subtle aspects of the dialect.” —Sarah Rettger, Porter Square Books (Cambridge, MA)“Timely in the sense we should have already been talking about it, but thank God someone is talking about it now; McWhorter tackles the idea that African American Vernacular is grammatically incorrect. Decades of associating Black English with error has fed into our nation’s history of racism and vice versa. It is imperative, especially in today’s political landscape, that we tackle our hidden prejudice and examine what makes it so. Easy to read in an evening; McWhorter explains not only the grammatical aspects of AAV, but examines cultural backgrounds and the political landscape of race as well. Do yourself a favor, read this book, then take a hard look in the mirror. I know I will.” —Atticus Solomon, Literati Bookstore (Ann Arbor, MI)“[McWhorter] explains tricky grammatical and linguistic concepts with humor and energy, making this a fun and informative read.” —Kathleen, University City Public Library (University City, MO)“[McWhorter] presents a broader, reframed argument with the sociocultural context necessary [for Black English] to be accepted more broadly. . . . I was hooked on this book at the dedication: saying of his daughter, ‘I hope she will read this as soon as she is old enough to take it in, to make sure she never for a second thinks black people’s speech is full of mistakes.’” —James McNutt, Darien Library (Darien, CT)Select Praise for John McWhorter“McWhorter debunks some of our most persistent myths about language.” —NPR“McWhorter makes all the right arguments, and he makes them clearly.” —New Yorker“McWhorter’s prose crackles, his pop-cultural references pop.” —San Diego Union-Tribune“With his passionate eloquence, [McWhorter] makes readers glimpse the wonder of languages.” —Newsday“McWhorter’s goal is to shine some light on topics he feels that authors of the typical ‘grand old history’ of English, with their ‘fetish’ for vocabulary at the expense of grammar, have left out.” —New York Times Book Review“Do you think Black English is a ‘dialect’ full of ‘mistakes’? You’re likely to change your mind about its ‘languageness’ after reading Mr. McWhorter.” —Wall Street JournalTable of ContentsIntroductionIt’s Complicated: A Toy Piano Isn’t a Steinway, Right?: The Real Story About Black English GrammarWhat Do You Mean “Sounds Black”?: Don’t Black People Just Have Southern Accents?But They Can’t Talk That Way at a Job Interview!: Why Americans Think You Can Talk Only One WaySpeaking Black or Speaking Minstrel?: And How Much of It Did White People Make Up?Through a Lens Darkly?: Perceiving Black English as It Is: Life LessonsEndnotesIndex

Read more less

Book Synopsis

Read more less

Book SynopsisLearning English focuses on young children's acquisition of spoken and written English in monolingual and bilingual contexts and explores the debates surrounding English in schools and colleges, and the often controversial nature of the English curriculum in different parts of the world. English is learned in most parts of the world, both through use in the home and community, and as a major language of education. Learning English represents just some of this diversity. Table of ContentsEnglish as a First Language. Language in the Repertoire. Learning to Read and Write in English. English as a Classroom. English and the Curriculum. English for Speakers of Other Languages. English for Academic Purposes

Read more less

Book SynopsisExamines the relationship between language and governance in Europe and Canada, dealing with theoretical debates, constitutional changes, political trends and language initiatives. This volume combines an amalgam of academic scrutiny and knowledge of the intricacies of promoting official and lesser used languages in Canada and parts of the EU.

Read more less