Language in Geographic Context

Language in Geographic Context
Author: Colin H. Williams
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Total Pages: 332
Release: 1988-01-01
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9781853590016

This book contains key research in the developing field of geolinguistics. It examines the main relationships in the study of language and territory, namely the social context of linguistic communities, the principles and methods of geolinguistic and the translation of these principles into government action and policy in multilingual societies.

The Routledge Handbook of Language Policy and Planning

The Routledge Handbook of Language Policy and Planning
Author: Michele Gazzola
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 637
Release: 2023-10-03
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0429828926

The Routledge Handbook of Language Policy and Planning is a comprehensive and authoritative survey, including original contributions from leading senior scholars and rising stars to provide a basis for future research in language policy and planning in international, national, regional, and local contexts. The Handbook approaches language policy as public policy that can be studied through the policy cycle framework. It offers a systematic and research-informed view of actual processes and methods of design, implementation, and evaluation. With a substantial introduction, 38 chapters and an extensive bibliography, this Handbook is an indispensable resource for all decision makers, students, and researchers of language policy and planning within linguistics and cognate disciplines such as public policy, economics, political science, sociology, and education.

International Encyclopedia of Human Geography

International Encyclopedia of Human Geography
Author:
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 7278
Release: 2019-11-29
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0081022964

International Encyclopedia of Human Geography, Second Edition, Fourteen Volume Set embraces diversity by design and captures the ways in which humans share places and view differences based on gender, race, nationality, location and other factors—in other words, the things that make people and places different. Questions of, for example, politics, economics, race relations and migration are introduced and discussed through a geographical lens. This updated edition will assist readers in their research by providing factual information, historical perspectives, theoretical approaches, reviews of literature, and provocative topical discussions that will stimulate creative thinking. Presents the most up-to-date and comprehensive coverage on the topic of human geography Contains extensive scope and depth of coverage Emphasizes how geographers interact with, understand and contribute to problem-solving in the contemporary world Places an emphasis on how geography is relevant in a social and interdisciplinary context

The Death of the Irish Language

The Death of the Irish Language
Author: Reg Hindley
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 366
Release: 2012-10-12
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 113508419X

Using a blend of statistical analysis with field survery among native Irish speakers, Reg Hindley explores the reasons for the decline of the Irish language and investigates the relationships between geographical environment and language retention. He puts Irish into a broader European context as a European minority language, and assesses its present position and prospects.

The European Culture Area

The European Culture Area
Author: Terry G. Jordan-Bychkov
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Total Pages: 441
Release: 2008-08-28
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0742579069

A sixth edition of this book is now available. Now in a fully updated fifth edition, this premier text has been thoroughly revised to reflect the sweeping changes the past decade has brought to Europe. Long hailed for its creativity and intellectual depth, the book is now further enriched by the expertise of a new lead author, noted geographer Alexander B. Murphy. In this edition, he has focused on Europe's role in the wider world and incorporated new research and teaching approaches in regional geography. The topical organization—including environment, ethnicity, religion, language, demography, politics, industry, and urban and rural life—offers students a holistic understanding of the diverse European culture area.

Language Revitalisation and Social Transformation

Language Revitalisation and Social Transformation
Author: Huw Lewis
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 398
Release: 2021-09-28
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 3030801896

This book brings together an interdisciplinary group of academic researchers in order to examine how and to what extent the challenge of language revitalisation should be reassessed and reconceptualised to take account of our fast-changing social context. The period of four decades between 1980 and 2020 that straddled the end of the twentieth century and the beginning of the twenty-first is widely regarded as one that witnessed a series of fundamental social, economic and political transformations. Many societies have become increasingly individualistic, mobile and diverse in terms of ethnicity and identity; their economies have become increasingly interconnected; and their governance structures have become increasingly complex, incorporating a growing number of different levels and actors. In addition, rapid advancements with regard to automated, digital and communication technology have had a far-reaching impact on how people interact with each other and participate in society. The chapters in this book aim to advance an agenda of key questions that should concern those working in the field of language revitalisation over the coming years, and the volume will be of interest to students, scholars and policy-makers in related areas including sociolinguistics, education, sociology, geography, political science, law, economics, Celtic studies, and communication technology.

A Geography of the Welsh Language 1961-1991

A Geography of the Welsh Language 1961-1991
Author: J. W. Aitchison
Publisher:
Total Pages: 152
Release: 1994
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN:

A map-based analysis of patterns of language change, specifically the Welsh language. The volume concludes that the prime influences on the language derive from the large-scale socio-economic changes which have taken place in western society as a whole since the end of World War II.

Lifespan Development in Context

Lifespan Development in Context
Author: Tara L. Kuther
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Total Pages: 777
Release: 2018-01-02
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1506373429

A topically organized version of the bestselling Lifespan Development, this text illustrates how places, sociocultural environments and the ways in which individuals are raised influence human development.