[PDF] Global And Local Perspectives On Language Contact eBook

Author : Katrin Pfadenhauer
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 48,41 MB
Release : 2024-01-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 3985540896

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This edited volume pays tribute to traditional and innovative language contact research, bringing together contributors with expertise on different languages examining general phenomena of language contact and specific linguistic features which arise in language contact scenarios. A particular focus lies on contact between languages of unbalanced political and symbolic power, language contact and group identity, and the linguistic and societal implications of language contact settings, especially considering contemporary global migration streams. Drawing on various methodological approaches, among others, corpus and contrastive linguistics, linguistic landscapes, sociolinguistic interviews, and ethnographic fieldwork, the contributions describe phenomena of language contact between and with Romance languages, Semitic languages, and English(es).

Author : Katrin Pfadenhauer
Publisher : Language Science Press
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 47,79 MB
Release : 2024-01-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 396110431X

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This edited volume pays tribute to traditional and innovative language contact research, bringing together contributors with expertise on different languages examining general phenomena of language contact and specific linguistic features which arise in language contact scenarios. A particular focus lies on contact between languages of unbalanced political and symbolic power, language contact and group identity, and the linguistic and societal implications of language contact settings, especially considering contemporary global migration streams. Drawing on various methodological approaches, among others, corpus and contrastive linguistics, linguistic landscapes, sociolinguistic interviews, and ethnographic fieldwork, the contributions describe phenomena of language contact between and with Romance languages, Semitic languages, and English(es).

Author : Muriel Norde
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 36,21 MB
Release : 2010-03-03
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9027288437

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The study of languages in contact is an ever-relevant topic in linguistics, especially at present times when increasing globalization leads to a number of new contact situations. This volume features ten papers on various aspects of language contact by leading specialists in the field. In these papers, contact-induced change in a wide variety of languages is approached from various perspectives, reflecting the current state of affairs in language contact studies. The first main theme in the volume is related to the linguistic effects of migration, both in the present and in the past, and both in the standard language spoken by ethnic minorities, and in immigrant languages that are influenced by the standard. The second theme concerns border areas, a traditional treasure trove for the study of contact phenomena. The third theme is about contact effects without physical contact, as well as the role played by translators in this process.

Author : Christina Gitsaki
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 16,65 MB
Release : 2011-12-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1443836044

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The field of applied linguistics covers a diverse range of research and practice, and has developed somewhat differently in various parts of the world due to variations in local socio-cultural conditions, needs and issues. However, this local diversity does not reflect a field that is incoherent, but rather one which has a broad, shared international agenda which is invigorated by the diversity brought to the field by local perspectives. The papers in this volume represent some of the major global directions that research in applied linguistics is taking and shed light on how language is used to affect practice. The aim of this volume is to explore some of the key methods and issues which are guiding applied linguistics into the future through an examination of these issues in local contexts, thereby providing a basis for understanding the global directions the field is taking. These directions follow two historically defined paths: those related to educational studies and language teaching, and those related to social issues involving language. In the volume, half the papers focus on the former, examining issues of language teaching, language teacher education and second language acquisition, while the other half examine social issues related to language use, bilingualism and multilingualism, and language policy and planning. The collection of papers presented in this book illustrates how these traditional themes are influenced by the rising forces of globalisation and the use of technology, thus exemplifying both the new and old ways in which the study of language is realised.

Author : Selim Ben Said
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 46,63 MB
Release : 2013-10-08
Category : Education
ISBN : 1134466927

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This volume gathers contributions from a range of global experts in teacher education to address the topic of language teacher education. It shows how teacher education involves the agency of teachers, which forms part of their identity, and which they take on when integrating into the teaching community of practice. In addition, the volume explores the teachers’ situated practice--the dynamic negotiation of classroom situations, socialization into the professional teaching culture, and "on the ground experimentation" with pedagogical skills/techniques.

Author : Markku Filppula
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 13,83 MB
Release : 2017-10-10
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 3110429659

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This book examines the special nature of English both as a global and a local language, focusing on some of the ongoing changes and on the emerging new structural and discoursal characteristics of varieties of English. Although it is widely recognised that processes of language change and contact bear affinities, for example, to processes observable in second-language acquisition and lingua franca use, the research into these fields has so far not been sufficiently brought into contact with each other. The articles in this volume set out to combine all these perspectives in ways that give us a better understanding of the changing nature of English in the modern world.

Author : Catrin Norrby
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 25,99 MB
Release : 2011-10-17
Category : Education
ISBN : 1847694489

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This book brings together current research by leading international scholars on the often contentious nature of language policies and their practical outcomes in North America, Australia and Europe. It presents a range of perspectives from which to engage with a variety of pressing issues raised by multilingualism, multiculturalism, immigration, exclusion, and identity. A recurrent theme is that of tension and conflict: between uniformity and diversity, between official policies and real day-to-day life experiences, but also between policies in schools and the corporate world and their implementation. Several chapters present research about language policy issues that has previously not been fully or easily available to an English-language audience. Many of the chapters also provide up-to-date analyses of language policy issues in particular regions or countries, focusing on recent developments.

Author : David Crystal
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 12,54 MB
Release : 2012-03-29
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 1107611806

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Written in a detailed and fascinating manner, this book is ideal for general readers interested in the English language.

Author : JoAnn (Jodi) Crandall
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 27,36 MB
Release : 2018-02-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 1351610007

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Presenting research on language policy and planning, with a special focus on educational contexts in which English plays a role, this book brings readers up-to-date on the latest developments in research, theory, and practice in a rapidly changing field. The diversity of authors, research settings, and related topics offers a sample of empirical studies across multiple language teaching and university contexts. The fifth volume in the Global Research on Teaching and Learning English series, it features access to both new and previously unpublished research in chapters written by TIRF Doctoral Dissertation Grant awardees and invited chapters by respected scholars in the field.

Author : Mily Crevels
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 12,94 MB
Release : 2020
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0198723814

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This book addresses the complex question of how and why languages have spread across the globe. International experts in the field explore this issue using new analytical research techniques and drawing on large databases, with a focus on the language and population histories of Island Southeast Asia/Oceania, Africa, and South America.