Language Maintenance and Shift (Key Topics in Sociolinguistics) - Softcover

Book 15 of 16: Key Topics in Sociolinguistics

Pauwels, Anne

 
9781107618923: Language Maintenance and Shift (Key Topics in Sociolinguistics)
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ISBN 10: 1107618924 ISBN 13: 9781107618923
Publisher: 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.

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About the Author

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

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2016
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1107618924
ISBN 13 
9781107618923
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
222

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