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Cambridge University Press Modern Chinese History and Sociolinguistics
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Cambridge University Press Language Acquisition and Learnability
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Cambridge University Press Bilinguality and Bilingualism
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Cambridge University Press The American Language of Rights 54 Ideas in Context Series Number 54
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Cambridge University Press A Union of Diversity
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Cambridge University Press Reading Material in Early Modern England Print Gender and Literacy
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Cambridge University Press Endangered Languages An Introduction Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics
Book SynopsisMost of the 7,000 languages spoken in the world today will vanish before the end of this century, taking with them cultural traditions from all over the world, as well as linguistic structures that would have improved our understanding of the universality and variability of human language. This book is an accessible introduction to the topic of language endangerment, answering questions such as: what is it? How and why does it happen? Why should we care? The book outlines the various causes of language endangerment, explaining what makes a language 'safe', and highlighting the danger signs that threaten a minority language. Readers will learn about the consequences of losing a language, both for its former speech community and for our understanding of human language. Illustrated with case studies, it describes the various methods of documenting endangered languages, and shows how they can be revitalised.Trade Review'This is a superb one-volume, single-author introduction to endangered languages. Full coverage, [an] accessible style, and illuminating examples will make this volume invaluable to novice fieldworkers and wonderfully resonant to veterans.' Nancy C. Dorian, Emeritus Professor, Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania'This book fills a longstanding gap in the study of language endangerment. Written by a leading specialist in the field, it is clear, accessible and thorough, and is certain to become the definitive textbook for the foreseeable future.' Lenore A. Grenoble, University of Chicago'… a clear and comprehensive introduction to the varied research being conducted on endangered languages, and with the focus on introducing aspects of fieldwork and methods involved, this work will hopefully pique the interest of many linguistics students to respectfully and thoughtfully engage in documentary and descriptive work that will benefit endangered language communities.' Jenanne Ferguson, Linguist ListTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Why and how languages become endangered; 3. Sliding into dormancy: social processes and linguistic effects; 4. What a community loses: language loss as cultural loss; 5. What science loses: language loss as a threat to our understanding of human history, human cognition, and the natural world; 6. Field research on endangered languages; 7. Language preservation and revitalization.
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Cambridge University Press Talking Voices
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Cambridge University Press Hand Talk Sign Language among American Indian Nations
Book SynopsisDescribes a unique case of sign language that served as an international language among numerous Native American nations not sharing a common spoken language. The book contains the most current descriptions of all levels of the language from phonology to discourse, as well as comparisons with other sign languages.Trade Review'With its very comprehensive account of the study and structure of Plains Indian Sign Language, with the valuable links that it provides to sign languages used by deaf people and with its accompanying website, this volume is a wonderful and timely resource.' Ceil Lucas, Gallaudet University'This is not just another book! It is a riveting narrative of an endangered Native American sign language that has served an essential role in Native American culture and life. For sign language studies, Native American studies, linguistics, anthropology, and a host of other allied professionals, as well as for the American public, Jeff Davis has made a momentous professional and social contribution. This is a landmark work that deserves the widest professional and popular audience.' Walt Wolfram, North Carolina State UniversityTable of Contents1. The language landscape; 2. Earliest historical linguistic accounts; 3. A national treasure; 4. Early sign language studies; 5. The spectrum of discourse; 6. The convergence of anthropology and linguistics; 7. Comparative studies of historical relatedness; 8. Linguistic analysis of PISL; 9. Conclusions.
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Cambridge University Press The Linguistics of Speech
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Cambridge University Press Multilingual America
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Cambridge University Press Bilingualism and the Latin Language
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Cambridge University Press Language Attrition Key Topics in Sociolinguistics
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Cambridge University Press Standards of English
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Cambridge University Press Mainland Southeast Asian Languages
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Cambridge University Press Attitudes to Language
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Cambridge University Press The Emergence of Hybrid Grammars
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Cambridge University Press Bilingual Speech
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Cambridge University Press Laughter in Interaction 18 Studies in Interactional Sociolinguistics Series Number 18
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Cambridge University Press Language and Gesture 02 Language Culture and Cognition Series Number 2
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Cambridge University Press Variation and Change in Spanish
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Cambridge University Press Economics and Language
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Cambridge University Press Conversation and Cognition
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Cambridge University Press Politeness
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Cambridge University Press The Sociolinguistics of Sign Languages
Book SynopsisThis is an accessible introduction to the major areas of sociolinguistics as they relate to sign languages and deaf communities. It brings together a team of leading experts in sign linguistics and covers a wide range of topics including variation, multilingualism, bilingualism, language attitudes and discourse analysis.Trade Review' … this volume stands as an authoritative and unified text on the various fields of sociolinguistics of sign languages.' Journal of Sociolinguistics'SSL is a good introductory textbook on the topic of sociolinguistics with regard to sign languages … in conjunction with in-class lectures, supplementary readings, and further research, students can develop a good foundation of knowledge in this subject area … it fills a definite gap in the current resource materials available for the teaching of deaf-related issues.' Language in SocietyTable of Contents1. Introduction Ceil Lucas; 2. Multilingualism - the global approach to sign languages Bencie Woll, Rachel Sutton-Spence and Frances Elton; 3. Bilingualism and language contact Jean Ann; 4. Sociolinguistic variation Ceil Lucas, Robert Bayley, Clayton Valli, Mary Rose and Alyssa Wulf; 5. Discourse analysis Melanie Metzger and Ben Bahan; 6. Language planning and policy Timothy Reagan; 7. Language attitudes Sarah Burns, Pat Matthews and Evelyn Nolan.
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Cambridge University Press The Ecology of Language Evolution
Book SynopsisThis major 2001 work explores the development of creoles and other new languages, focusing on the conceptual and methodological issues they raise for genetic linguistics. Drawing on major theories of language formation, macroecology and population genetics, Mufwene proposes a common approach to the development of creoles and other new languages.Trade Review"Mufwene's proposals will undoubtedly interest linguists and theorists of evolution alike." Interdisciplinary Journal for Germanic Linguistics and Semiotic AnalysisTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. The founder principle in the development of creoles; 3. The development of American Englishes: factoring contact in and the social bias out; 4. The legitimate and illegitimate offspring of English; 5. What research on the development of creoles can contribute to genetic linguistics; 6. Language contact, evolution and death: how ecology rolls the dice; 7. Past and recent population movements in Africa: their impact on its linguistic landscape; 8. Conclusions for the big picture.
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Cambridge University Press World Englishes
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Cambridge University Press Politeness
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Cambridge University Press World Englishes
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Cambridge University Press Language Policy
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Cambridge University Press Saving Languages
Book SynopsisLanguage endangerment has been the focus of much attention, and a wide range of people are working to revitalize and maintain local languages. This book serves as a general reference guide to language revitalization, aimed at all those interested in the fate of small language communities.Trade Review"Written in English, the world's most dangerous language, the book is most accessible to linguists and, in part, to the educated elite of developed-world communities, especially those where English is the endangering language. In some cases, these communities have already made their own overt or covert choices about language maintenance and are able to carry out their own advocacy and networking and to participate in decisions about evitalization program goals, content, and methods' for them, this book can provide some ideas and faciliate such programs. In other cases, this volume may provide some impetus to community leaders. It is also a very valuable summary for linguistic, anthropological, and other community-based fieldworkers." - David Bradlye, La Trobe UniversityTable of ContentsPreface; 1. Language revitalization as a global issue; 2. Issues in language revitalization; 3. Models for revitalization; 4. Case studies; 5. Literacy; 6. Orthography; 7. Creating a language program; Appendix: online resources; References; Index of languages; General index.
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Cambridge University Press News Talk
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Cambridge University Press Gender Shifts in the History of English
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Cambridge University Press Languages in a Globalising World
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Cambridge University Press A Sociolinguistic History of Parisian French
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Cambridge University Press English in the Southern United States
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Cambridge University Press Reporting Talk Reported Speech in Interaction 24 Studies in Interactional Sociolinguistics Series Number 24
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Cambridge University Press World Englishes and Culture Wars Cambridge Approaches to Language Contact
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Cambridge University Press Language and Society in Japan
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Cambridge University Press Legacies of Colonial English
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Cambridge University Press Postcolonial English Varieties Around the World Cambridge Approaches to Language Contact
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Cambridge University Press Linguistic Fieldwork A Student Guide Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics
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.
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Cambridge University Press Words at Work and Play Three Decades in Family and Community Life
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Cambridge University Press Emotions and Multilingualism
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Cambridge University Press Language Contact and Grammatical Change
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Cambridge University Press A Union of Diversity
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Cambridge University Press Roots of English
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Cambridge University Press Change in Contemporary English
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