ISBN:
9781107338869
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (x, 210 pages)
,
digital, PDF file(s).
Series Statement:
Key topics in sociolinguistics
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Pauwels, Anne, 1956 - Language maintenance and shift
DDC:
306.44
Keywords:
Language maintenance Research.
;
Linguistic change Research.
;
Linguistic minorities Research.
;
Code switching (Linguistics)
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Sociolinguistics.
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Linguistic minorities Research
;
Language maintenance Research
;
Linguistic change Research
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Language maintenance ; Research
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Linguistic change ; Research
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Linguistic minorities ; Research
;
Code switching (Linguistics)
;
Sociolinguistics
;
Minderheitensprache
;
Spracherhaltung
Abstract:
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.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 08 Aug 2016)
DOI:
10.1017/CBO9781107338869
URL:
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URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781107338869
URL:
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