{"product_id":"towards-an-ecology-of-world-languages-9780745629568","title":"Towards an Ecology of World Languages","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere are around 5,000 languages spoken across the world today, but the languages that coexist in our multilingual world have varied functions and fulfil various roles. Some are spoken by small groups, a village or a tribe; others, much less numerous, are spoken by hundreds of millions of speakers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A treasure-trove addition in the realm of ecolinguistics ... of interest not only to professional linguists – it is also a highly recommended textbook for students of linguistics.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJan Blommaert and Pan Lin, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Sociolinguistics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This is an important book, original in its conception, provocative in its argument, accessible in its content. Given the growing interest in language diversity, the publication of this book in English will be of great value for students and scholars alike.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHumphrey Tonkin, \u003ci\u003eUniversity of Hartford\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Calvet’s ideas are great, and are as relevant today as ever.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Crystal, \u003ci\u003eUniversity of Wales\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eINTRODUCTION: practices and representations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. The ecology of languages\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe need for identity and its linguistic\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emanifestations: endogenous and exogenous\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003erelexifications\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe graphic environment\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDramatic change in a specific linguistic ecology: the example of Australia\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe political frontier and the ecolinguistic system\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe influence of the horse on European languages 98\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA false conception of linguistic ecology: Bickerton's\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esimulation project\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConclusions\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. The galaxy of languages\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConstellations of languages\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe galactic model and linguistic policy:\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe example of the European Community\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Hindi constellation\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Bambara constellation\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe galaxy of writing systems\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConclusions\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. Regulation and change: the homeostatic model\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn example of internal regulation: vernacular variants of French\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOf ships and languages: from Christopher Columbus to lingua franca\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVernacularization as ecological acclimatization:varieties of French in Africa\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAfrican argots and the ecolinguistic niche; the example of Bukavu\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConclusions: acclimatization and acclimatation\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. Linguistic representations and change\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLinguistic insecurity and representations: a historical approach\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSome theoretical problems: a first approach\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSome problems of description\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConclusions\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. Transmission and change\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe transmission of first languages and the myth of the mother tongue\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe case of creoles: upheaval in the ecolinguistic niche and linguistic change\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe transmission of gravitational systems\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConclusion: evolution and revolution\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. Five case studies\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne name for several languages: Arabic schizoglossia Several names for one language: the example\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eof Kituba\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne, two or three languages? The example of Serbo-Croat\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKraemer: the invention of French in the socioprofessional context\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn ecological niche: the Island of St-Barthélemy\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCONCLUSION: Inventing language, giving it a name\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Polity Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767975051607,"sku":"9780745629568","price":23.51,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745629568.jpg?v=1758715749","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/towards-an-ecology-of-world-languages-9780745629568","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}