ISBN:
9780415725590
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (297 p)
Parallel Title:
Print version Globalising Sociolinguistics : Challenging and Expanding Theory
DDC:
306.44
Keywords:
Electronic books
Description / Table of Contents:
""Cover ""; ""Half Title ""; ""Title Page ""; ""Copyright Page ""; ""Table of Contents ""; ""List of figures ""; ""List of tables ""; ""Notes on contributors ""; ""Preface ""; ""Acknowledgements ""; ""Map of places discussed ""; ""1. "Tings change, all tings change": the changing face of sociolinguistics with a global perspective ""; ""1.1 Introduction""; ""1.2 The multilingual reality""; ""1.3 Standards, norms and local vernaculars""; ""1.4 "Native speakers" and inclusion/exclusion ""; ""1.5 The waves of sociolinguistics""; ""1.6 Cross-cultural collaboration""; ""1.7 Conclusion""
Description / Table of Contents:
""2. The Westernising mechanisms in sociolinguistics """"2.1 Mainstream theory and exceptions""; ""2.2 Chapter overview""; ""2.3 Variation within "the (Anglo-)West" ""; ""2.4 Available introductory books and journals""; ""2.5 Influential names in sociolinguistics""; ""2.6 The language background of authors""; ""2.7 Relative contribution of authors from different regions""; ""2.8 The economic background of authors""; ""2.9 The languages investigated""; ""2.10 Summary""; ""2.11 Discussion""; ""Part I: Developing countries ""; ""Introduction to Part I""
Description / Table of Contents:
""3. Ala! Kumbe? "Oh my! Is it so?": Multilingualism controversies in East Africa """"3.1 Introduction""; ""3.2 The sociolinguistics of East Africa""; ""3.3 Walk the talk: language policy versus societal practice""; ""3.4 A storm in a teacup: seemingly random code-switching as the norm""; ""3.5 Back to the drawing board: defining the standard language""; ""3.6 What is the relationship between standard languages and dialects?""; ""3.7 Conclusion""; ""4. A sociolinguistic mosaic of West Africa: challenges and prospects ""; ""4.1 West Africa: a history of colonialism""
Description / Table of Contents:
""4.2 Sociolinguistic studies in West Africa""""4.3 The consequences of complex multilingualism in West Africa""; ""4.4 Conclusion""; ""5. Southeastern Asia: diglossia and politeness in a multilingual context ""; ""5.1 Linguistic profile of Southeastern Asia""; ""5.2 Politeness in the Malay-speaking world""; ""5.3 Language policy, multilingualism and diglossia""; ""5.4 Conclusion""; ""6. Towards a distributed sociolinguistics of postcolonial multilingual societies: the case of Southern Africa ""; ""6.1 The languages of Southern Africa""; ""6.2 Issues pertaining to standardisation""
Description / Table of Contents:
""6.3 Issues concerning the prestige of dominant languages""""6.4 Issues pertaining to sociolinguistic variation""; ""6.5 Issues pertaining to multilingual norms and code-switching""; ""6.6 Conclusion""; ""Part II: Less developed countries ""; ""Introduction to Part II""; ""7. Speech community and linguistic urbanization: sociolinguistic theories developed in China ""; ""7.1 Introduction""; ""7.2 China's language situation""; ""7.3 Sociolinguistics in China""; ""7.4 The Theory of Speech Community""; ""7.5 Conclusion""; ""8. Language variation and change: the Indian experience ""
Description / Table of Contents:
""8.1 Introduction""
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Description based upon print version of record
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