The Cambridge Handbook of Language Policy

The Cambridge Handbook of Language Policy
Author: Bernard Spolsky
Publisher:
Total Pages: 768
Release: 2012-03
Genre: Education
ISBN:

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This is the first Handbook to deal with language policy as a whole and is a complete 'state-of-the-field' survey, covering language practices, beliefs about language varieties, and methods and agencies for language management. It will be welcomed by students, researchers and language professionals in linguistics, education and politics.

The Cambridge Handbook of Endangered Languages

The Cambridge Handbook of Endangered Languages
Author: Peter K. Austin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 581
Release: 2011-03-24
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 113950083X

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It is generally agreed that about 7,000 languages are spoken across the world today and at least half may no longer be spoken by the end of this century. This state-of-the-art Handbook examines the reasons behind this dramatic loss of linguistic diversity, why it matters, and what can be done to document and support endangered languages. The volume is relevant not only to researchers in language endangerment, language shift and language death, but to anyone interested in the languages and cultures of the world. It is accessible both to specialists and non-specialists: researchers will find cutting-edge contributions from acknowledged experts in their fields, while students, activists and other interested readers will find a wealth of readable yet thorough and up-to-date information.

The Cambridge Handbook of Language Standardization

The Cambridge Handbook of Language Standardization
Author: Wendy Ayres-Bennett
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 1013
Release: 2021-07-22
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1108640079

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Surveying a wide range of languages and approaches, this Handbook is an essential resource for all those interested in language standards and standard languages. It not only explores the standardization of national European languages, it also offers fresh insights on the standardization of minoritized, indigenous and stateless languages.

The Cambridge Handbook of Heritage Languages and Linguistics

The Cambridge Handbook of Heritage Languages and Linguistics
Author: Silvina Montrul
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 1171
Release: 2021-11-25
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 110880053X

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Heritage languages are minority languages learned in a bilingual environment. These include immigrant languages, aboriginal or indigenous languages and historical minority languages. In the last two decades, heritage languages have become central to many areas of linguistic research, from bilingual language acquisition, education and language policies, to theoretical linguistics. Bringing together contributions from a team of internationally renowned experts, this Handbook provides a state-of-the-art overview of this emerging area of study from a number of different perspectives, ranging from theoretical linguistics to language education and pedagogy. Presenting comprehensive data on heritage languages from around the world, it covers issues ranging from individual aspects of heritage language knowledge to broader societal, educational, and policy concerns in local, global and international contexts. Surveying the most current issues and trends in this exciting field, it is essential reading for graduate students and researchers, as well as language practitioners and other language professionals.

The Cambridge Handbook of Spanish Linguistics

The Cambridge Handbook of Spanish Linguistics
Author: Kimberly L. Geeslin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 1098
Release: 2018-08-23
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 1316800717

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Written for both researchers and advanced students, this Handbook provides a state-of-the-art survey of the field of Spanish linguistics. Balancing different theoretical perspectives among expert scholars, it provides an in-depth examination of all sub-fields of research in Hispanic linguistics, with a focus on recent advances.

The Cambridge Handbook of Germanic Linguistics

The Cambridge Handbook of Germanic Linguistics
Author: Michael T. Putnam
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 1176
Release: 2020-04-16
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 1108386350

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The first comprehensive overview of the structure of modern Germanic languages. Written by a team of internationally-renowned experts, it is a vital resource for students and researchers investigating the Germanic family of languages and dialects, covering key topics such as phonology, morphology, syntax, heritage and minority languages.

The Cambridge Handbook of Stylistics

The Cambridge Handbook of Stylistics
Author: Peter Stockwell
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 777
Release: 2014-05-08
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1139916343

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Stylistics has become the most common name for a discipline which at various times has been termed 'literary linguistics', 'rhetoric', 'poetics', 'literary philology' and 'close textual reading'. This Handbook is the definitive account of the field, drawing on linguistics and related subject areas such as psychology, sociology, anthropology, educational pedagogy, computational methods, literary criticism and critical theory. Placing stylistics in its intellectual and international context, each chapter includes a detailed illustrative example and case study of stylistic practice, with arguments and methods open to examination, replication and constructive critical discussion. As an accessible guide to the theory and practice of stylistics, it will equip the reader with a clear understanding of the ethos and principles of the discipline, as well as with the capacity and confidence to engage in stylistic analysis.

The Cambridge Handbook of Linguistic Code-switching

The Cambridge Handbook of Linguistic Code-switching
Author: Barbara E. Bullock
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012-04-26
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9781107605411

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Code-switching - the alternating use of two languages in the same stretch of discourse by a bilingual speaker - is a dominant topic in the study of bilingualism and a phenomenon that generates a great deal of pointed discussion in the public domain. This handbook provides the most comprehensive guide to this bilingual phenomenon to date. Drawing on empirical data from a wide range of language pairings, the leading researchers in the study of bilingualism examine the linguistic, social and cognitive implications of code-switching in up-to-date and accessible survey chapters. The Cambridge Handbook of Linguistic Code-switching will serve as a vital resource for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, as a wide-ranging overview for linguists, psychologists and speech scientists and as an informative guide for educators interested in bilingual speech practices.

The Cambridge Handbook of Child Multilingualism

The Cambridge Handbook of Child Multilingualism
Author: ʻAnat Sṭavans
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2022
Genre: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES
ISBN: 9781108705691

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"Childhood multilingualism has become a norm rather than an exception. This is the first handbook to survey state-of-the-art research on the uniqueness of early multilingual development in children growing up with more than two languages in contact. It provides in-depth accounts of the complexity and dynamics of early multilingualism by internationally renowned scholars who have researched typologically different languages in different continents. Chapters are divided into six thematic areas, following the trajectory, environment and conditions underlying the incipient and early stages of multilingual children's language development. The many facets of childhood multilingualism are approached from a range of perspectives, showcasing not only the challenges of multilingual education and childrearing but also the richness in linguistic and cognitive development of these children from infancy to early schooling. It is essential reading for anyone interested in deepening their understanding of the multiple aspects of multilingualism, seen through the unique prism of children"--

The Cambridge Handbook of Language Contact

The Cambridge Handbook of Language Contact
Author: Salikoko Mufwene
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 850
Release: 2022-06-30
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1009115766

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Language contact - the linguistic and social outcomes of two or more languages coming into contact with each other - starts with the emergence of multilingual populations. Multilingualism involving plurilingualism can have various consequences beyond borrowing, interference, and code-mixing and -switching, including the emergence of lingua francas and new language varieties, as well as language endangerment and loss. Bringing together contributions from an international team of scholars, this Handbook - the second in a two-volume set - engages the reader with the manifold aspects of multilingualism and provides state-of-the-art research on the impact of population structure on language contact. It begins with an introduction that presents the history of the scholarship on the subject matter. The chapters then cover various processes and theoretical issues associated with multilingualism embedded in specific population structures worldwide as well as their outcomes. It is essential reading for anybody interested in how people behave linguistically in multilingual or multilectal settings.