Language maintenance and shift / Anne Pauwels.
"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 t...
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2016.
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Half-title ; Series information ; Title page ; Copyright information ; Dedication ; Table of contents ; Acknowledgements ; Introduction ; Points for discussion and tasks ; Suggestions for further reading ; Part I History, concepts, contexts and approaches
- 1 Pioneers in the study of language maintenance and language shift 1.1 The establishment of LM and LS as a separate field of enquiry ; 1.2 Sprachinselforschung
- study of linguistic enclaves
- as a forerunner of the field ; 1.3 The work of Heinz Kloss
- 1.4 The work of Einar Haugen and Uriel Weinreich 1.5 Charles Ferguson ; 1.6 Joshua Fishman ; 1.7 Pioneers of LM and LS in indigenous minority settings ; Points for discussion and tasks ; Suggestions for further reading
- 2 Concepts, contexts and approaches to the study of language maintenance and shift 2.1 The study of LM and LS as a subfield of language contact studies ; 2.2 Key concepts in the study of LM and LS ; 2.2.1 Language shift ; 2.2.2 Language maintenance
- 2.2.3 Language revival and revitalisation 2.3 Key settings for the study of LM and LS ; 2.3.1 Migrant settings ; 2.3.2 Territorial minority settings ; 2.4 Diglossia and multilingualism in the study of LM and LS ; 2.4.1 Multilingualism and bilingualism ; 2.4.2 Diglossia