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Language Maintenance and Shift

By Anne Pauwels

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2016
ISBN
1107043697, 9781107043695
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1539802 bytes)
Series
Key Topics in Sociolinguistics
Pages
x+210\221
Topic
Linguistics\\Linguistics
Time added
2018-05-15 20:08:57
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Description

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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