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Unity and Diversity in Language Use

Author : Kristyan Miller
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 0826478743
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (264 download)

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Download or read book Unity and Diversity in Language Use written by Kristyan Miller and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2006-01-23 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The papers in this collection, drawn from the 34th Annual Conference of the British Association for Applied Linguistics, reflect a number of different perspectives within the field of applied linguistics at the start of the twenty-first century. While addressing the theme of unity and diversity, each paper prompts critical reflection on tensions within the discipline between stability and change, consensus and controversy, similarity and variation. The interpretation of language use is broad and varied, taking both macro- and micro-perspectives. Topics addressed range from issues of global communication in a world of shifting demographies and technological advances to analyses of specific contexts of interaction, both professional and personal. Contexts of language use frequently coincide with settings of language acquisition, both within and beyond the language classroom, and this opens up discussion of the focus, scope and appropriateness of research stances in applied linguistics and practices in language pedagogy. Futhermore, variation is considered from a number of social-cultural, gender-related, linguistic and discourse perspectives, calling into question terminology, definitions and the nature of evidence at the heart of applied linguistic theory and practice.

Introduction to Typology

Author : Lindsay J. Whaley
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 9780803959637
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book Introduction to Typology written by Lindsay J. Whaley and published by SAGE. This book was released on 1997 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ideal in introductory courses dealing with grammatical structure and linguistic analysis, Introduction to Typology overviews the major grammatical categories and constructions in the world's languages. Framed in a typological perspective, the constant concern of this primary text is to underscore the similarities and differences which underlie the vast array of human languages.

Linguistic Diversity and National Unity

Author : William A. Smalley
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 9780226762883
Total Pages : 460 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (628 download)

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Download or read book Linguistic Diversity and National Unity written by William A. Smalley and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1994-06-15 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike other multi-ethnic nations, such as Myanmar and India, where official language policy has sparked bloody clashes, Thailand has maintained relative stability despite its eighty languages. In this study of the relations among politics, geography, and language, William A. Smalley shows how Thailand has maintained national unity through an elaborate social and linguistic hierarchy. Smalley contends that because the people of Thailand perceive their social hierarchy as the normal order, Standard Thai, spoken by members of the higher levels of society, prevails as the uncontested national language. By examining the hierarchy of Thailand's diverse languages and dialects in light of Thai history, education, culture, and religion, Smalley shows how Thailand has been able to keep its many ethnic groups at peace. Linguistic Diversity and National Unity explores the intricate relationship between language and power and the ways in which social and linguistic rank can be used to perpetuate order.

Telephone Calls

Author : Kang Kwong Luke
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781588112194
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (121 download)

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Download or read book Telephone Calls written by Kang Kwong Luke and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aim of this book is to bring together research on telephone conversations in different languages, to compare and contrast people's methods of handling telephone conversational tasks indifferent communities, and to explore the relationship between telephone conversational practice and cultural settings.

Language Use in Rural Development

Author : Clinton Robinson
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
ISBN 13 : 9783110146875
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (468 download)

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Download or read book Language Use in Rural Development written by Clinton Robinson and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 1996 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SOCIOLOGY OF LANGUAGE brings to students, researchers and practitioners in all of the social and language-related sciences carefully selected book-length publications dealing with sociolinguistic theory, methods, findings and applications. It approaches the study of language in society in its broadest sense, as a truly international and interdisciplinary field in which various approaches, theoretical and empirical, supplement and complement each other. The series invites the attention of linguists, language teachers of all interests, sociologists, political scientists, anthropologists, historians etc. to the development of the sociology of language.

Intercultural Language Use and Language Learning

Author : Eva Alcon Soler
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1402056397
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Intercultural Language Use and Language Learning written by Eva Alcon Soler and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-05-24 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eva Alcón Soler Maria Pilar Safont Jordà Universitat Jaume I, Spain The main purpose of the present book is to broaden the scope of research on the development of intercultural communicative competence. Bearing this purpose in mind, English learners are considered as intercultural speakers who share their interest for engaging in real life communication. According to Byram and Fleming (1998), the intercultural speaker is someone with knowledge of one or more cultures and social identities, and who enjoys discovering and maintaining relationships with people from other cultural backgrounds, although s/he has not been formally trained for that purpose. Besides, possessing knowledge of at least two cultures is the case of many learners in bilingual or multilingual communities. In these contexts, the objective of language learning should then focus on developing intercultural competence, which in turn may involve promoting language diversity while encouraging English as both a means and an end of instruction (see Alcón, this volume). This is the idea underlying the volume, which further sustains Kramsch’s argument (1998) against the native/ non-native dichotomy. Following that author, we also believe that in a multilingual world where learners may belong to more than one speech community, their main goal is not to become a native speaker of English, but to use this language as a tool for interaction among many other languages and cultures.

Sociolinguistic Patterns of Language Use

Author : K. Karunakaran
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Sociolinguistic Patterns of Language Use written by K. Karunakaran and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Study, with reference to Tamil Nadu.

ما که هستيم؟ درى--انگليسى

Author : Anneke Forzani
Publisher : Language Lizard Bilingual Livi
ISBN 13 : 9781636851051
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book ما که هستيم؟ درى--انگليسى written by Anneke Forzani and published by Language Lizard Bilingual Livi. This book was released on 2021-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who Are We? helps us to understand and appreciated the diversity in our community. This bilingual book in Dari and English, part of the Language Lizard Living in Harmony Series, includes access to free lesson plans and fun activities to support diversity education.

Language and Linguistic Diversity in the US

Author : Susan Tamasi
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136579052
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (365 download)

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Download or read book Language and Linguistic Diversity in the US written by Susan Tamasi and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-12-02 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This highly engaging textbook presents a linguistic view of the history, society, and culture of the United States. It discusses the many languages and forms of language that have been used in the US – including standard and nonstandard forms of English, creoles, Native American languages, and immigrant languages from across the globe – and shows how this distribution and diversity of languages has helped shape and define America as well as an American identity. The volume introduces the basic concepts of sociolinguistics and the politics of language through cohesive, up-to-date and accessible coverage of such key topics as dialectal development and the role of English as the majority language, controversies concerning language use in society, languages other than English used in the US, and the policies that have directly or indirectly influenced language use. These topics are presented in such a way that students can examine the inherent diversity of the communicative systems used in the United States as both a form of cultural enrichment and as the basis for socio-political conflict. The author team outlines the different viewpoints on contemporary issues surrounding language in the US and contextualizes these issues within linguistic facts, to help students think critically and formulate logical discussions. To provide opportunities for further examination and debate, chapters are organized around key misconceptions or questions ("I don't have an accent" or "Immigrants don't want to learn English"), bringing them to the forefront for readers to address directly. Language and Linguistic Diversity in the US is a fresh and unique take on a widely taught topic. It is ideal for students from a variety of disciplines or with no prior knowledge of the field, and a useful text for introductory courses on language in the US, American English, language variation, language ideology, and sociolinguistics.

The Cambridge Handbook of Language Policy

Author : Bernard Spolsky
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781108454117
Total Pages : 754 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (541 download)

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Download or read book The Cambridge Handbook of Language Policy written by Bernard Spolsky and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-03-15 with total page 754 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the last 50 years, language policy has developed into a major discipline, drawing on research and practice in many nations and at many levels. 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 provides a historical background which traces the development of classical language planning, describes activities associated with indigenous and endangered languages, and contains chapters on imperialism, colonialism, effects of migration and globalization, and educational policy. It also evaluates language management agencies, analyzes language activism and looks at language cultivation (including reform of writing systems, orthography and modernized terminology). The definitive guide to the subject, it will be welcomed by students, researchers and language professionals in linguistics, education and politics.

At War with Diversity

Author : James Crawford
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
ISBN 13 : 9781853595059
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (95 download)

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Download or read book At War with Diversity written by James Crawford and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bilingualism is a reality that many Americans still find difficult to accept; hence the prominence of English-only activism in U.S. politics. This collection of essays analyzes the sources of the anti-bilingual movement, its changing directions, and its impact on education policy. The book also explores efforts to resist the English-only trend, including projects to revitalize Native American languages.

Mapping Unity and Diversity World-wide

Author : Marianne Hundt
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9027249032
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (272 download)

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Download or read book Mapping Unity and Diversity World-wide written by Marianne Hundt and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of cross-varietal studies on a spectrum of grammatical features in English varieties spoken all over the world. It explores the structural unity and diversity of New Englishes and thus investigates central aspects of dialect evolution and language change.

Unity and Diversity in Grammaticalization Scenarios

Author : Walter Bisang
Publisher : Saint Philip Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781013289774
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (897 download)

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Download or read book Unity and Diversity in Grammaticalization Scenarios written by Walter Bisang and published by Saint Philip Street Press. This book was released on 2020-10-09 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The volume contains a selection of papers originally presented at the symposium on "Areal patterns of grammaticalization and cross-linguistic variation in grammaticalization scenarios" held on 12-14 March 2015 at Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz. The papers, written by leading scholars combining expertise in historical linguistics and grammaticalization research, study variation in grammaticalization scenarios in a variety of language families (Slavic, Indo-Aryan, Tibeto-Burman, Bantu, Mande, "Khoisan", Siouan, and Mayan). The volume stands out in the vast literature on grammaticalization by focusing on variation in grammaticalization scenarios and areal patterns in grammaticalization. Apart from documenting new grammaticalization paths, the volume makes a methodological contribution as it addresses an important question of how to reconcile universal outcomes of grammaticalization processes with the fact that the input to these processes is language-specific and construction-specific. This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.

Language, National Unity & the Democratization Process

Author : Kayode Omole
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Language, National Unity & the Democratization Process written by Kayode Omole and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Creolization and Pidginization in Contexts of Postcolonial Diversity

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Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004363394
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book Creolization and Pidginization in Contexts of Postcolonial Diversity written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2018-02-27 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Creolization and pidginization are conceptualized and investigated as specific social processes in the course of which new common languages, socio-cultural practices and identifications are developed in contexts of postcolonial diversity shaped by distinct social, historical and local conditions.

Unity in Diversity, Volume 1

Author : Julitta Rydlewska
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1443867292
Total Pages : 175 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (438 download)

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Download or read book Unity in Diversity, Volume 1 written by Julitta Rydlewska and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2014-09-18 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘Who am I?’ The answer to this question is one of the most important issues a human being has to address in life. This is a question about possessing the continuous self, about the internal concept of oneself as an individual. The self-defining process, the discovery of the self takes place in the context of culture and society. The impact of social experience is felt across the whole life-span. Socialization exerted by parents, family and friends, acculturation to stereotypes and limited and limiting roles, inheritance of local identity and cultural myths, acknowledgement of the legacy of history contribute to the formation of poly-identity comprised of personal, racial, national, group or gender identities. Unity in Diversity. Cultural Paradigm and Personal Identity is a collection of essays by scholars of multicultural experience who, by employing different interpretative strategies indicative of their different backgrounds and interests, explore the issues of difference and otherness, inclusion/exclusion and of multiple ethnic, cultural, gender, and national identities. Offering literary, cultural, social, and historical perspectives the collection will be of interest to readers studying contemporary literature, (popular) culture, gender studies, sociology, and history.

Language Diversity in the USA

Author : Kim Potowski
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139491261
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (394 download)

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Download or read book Language Diversity in the USA written by Kim Potowski and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-08-05 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What are the most widely spoken non-English languages in the USA? How did they reach the USA? Who speaks them, to whom, and for what purposes? What changes do these languages undergo as they come into contact with English? This book investigates the linguistic diversity of the USA by profiling the twelve most commonly used languages other than English. Each chapter paints a portrait of the history, current demographics, community characteristics, economic status, and language maintenance of each language group, and looks ahead to the future of each language. The book challenges myths about the 'official' language of the USA, explores the degree to which today's immigrants are learning English and assimilating into the mainstream, and discusses the relationship between linguistic diversity and national unity. Written in a coherent and structured style, Language Diversity in the USA is essential reading for advanced students and researchers in sociolinguistics, bilingualism, and education.