Language Maintenance and Shift - Couverture souple

Pauwels, Anne

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1107618924 ISBN 13 : 9781107618923

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2016

Synopsis

What motivates some linguistic minorities to maintain their language? Why do others shift away from it rather quickly? Are there specific conditions - environmental or personal - influencing these dynamics? What can families and communities do to pass on their 'threatened' language to the next generation? These and related questions are investigated in detail in Language Maintenance and Shift. In this fascinating book, Anne Pauwels analyses the patterns of language use exhibited by individuals and groups living in multilingual societies, and explores their efforts to maintain their heritage or minority language. She explores the various methods used to analyse language maintenance, from linguistic demography to linguistic biography, and offers guidance on how to research the language patterns and practices of linguistic minorities around the world.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Anne Pauwels is Professor of Sociolinguistics at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1107618924
• ISBN 13: 9781107618923
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 220
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Cambridge University Press; https://www.cambridge.org/; ; Via Honduras,15; Pomezia; Italia; 71; Italie