Language Maintenance and Shift
by
Anne Pauwels
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Key Topics in Sociolinguistics
ISBN-10
1107043697
ISBN-13
9781107043695
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Aug 18th, 2016
Print length
220 Pages
Weight
370 grams
Dimensions
22.60 x 14.10 x 1.70 cms
Product Classification:
SociolinguisticsBilingualism & multilingualismBilingualism and multilingualism
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This comprehensive discussion examines the development of this important sub-field of multilingualism from the 1970s to the present. Anne Pauwels documents the many efforts families and communities engage in to maintain their heritage or minority language, offering a critical review of the key disciplinary approaches and theoretical frameworks.
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.
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