Social and structural aspects of language contact and change

Social and structural aspects of language contact and change
Author: Bettina Migge
Publisher: Language Science Press
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2022-10-20
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 396110347X

This book brings together papers that discuss social and structural aspects of language contact and language change. Several papers look at the relevance of historical documents to determine the linguistic nature of early contact varieties, while others investigate the specific processes of contact-induced change that were involved in the emergence and development of these languages. A third set of papers look at how new datasets and greater sensitivity to social issues can help to (re)assess persistent theoretical and empirical questions as well as help to open up new avenues of research. In particular they highlight the heterogeneity of contemporary language practices and attitudes often obscured in sociolinguistic research. The contributions all focus on language variation and change but investigate it from a variety of disciplinary and empirical perspectives and cover a range of linguistic contexts.

Voices and Practices in Applied Linguistics

Voices and Practices in Applied Linguistics
Author: Clare Wright
Publisher: White Rose University Press
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2019-11-04
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 1912482177

Voices and Practices in Applied Linguistics comprises a selection of original applied linguistics-based research on the theme of the diversity of Applied Linguistics and in Applied Linguistics. It is a unique collection of reflections and cutting-edge research relating to academic, policy and professional fields of Applied Linguistics, featuring chapters written by founders of the field, established researchers, and rising stars. This accessible, eclectic and forward-looking volume is significant both for research and practice. It highlights current globalised perspectives on diversity in language use and communication, across a variety of contexts, and with a rich mix of frameworks, methodologies and participants. Compiled and edited by a team of academic experts in the field, this edited collection will be of interest to established and emerging researchers in Applied Linguistics globally. It will also be relevant to language professionals, practitioners, and policy makers. The volume draws together papers from the 2017 British Association for Applied Linguistics (BAAL) conference, marking the 50th anniversary of its inaugural meeting. Founded in the mid-1960s, this UK-based professional association provides a forum for Applied Linguistics and its annual meeting brings together researchers and language professionals from across this field.

Standardization, Ideology and Linguistics

Standardization, Ideology and Linguistics
Author: N. Armstrong
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 173
Release: 2012-12-14
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1137284390

The authors explore some of the ways in which standardization, ideology and linguistics are interrelated. Through a number of case studies they show how concepts such as grammaticality and structural change covertly rely on a false conceptualization of language, one that derives ultimately from standardization.

Language

Language
Author: Frederick J. Newmeyer
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 308
Release: 1988
Genre: Biolinguistics
ISBN: 9780521375832

This survey aims to provide a comprehensive introduction to current research in all branches of the field of linguistics, from syntactic theory to ethnography of speaking, from signed language to the mental lexicon. This volume concentrates on sociolinguistics and allied fields.

Knowing About Language

Knowing About Language
Author: Marcello Giovanelli
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 249
Release: 2016-05-05
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1317517121

Knowing About Language is an essential and comprehensive introduction to and discussion of the value of linguistics in the secondary and post 16 curriculum. Split into three easily accessible parts, each chapter draws on theoretical and practical reasons for developing language awareness for the teacher and student, the impact of government and institutional policy on teaching and teacher knowledge, and explores recent research about the value of linguistic knowledge to support student attainment. Expert contributors show how recent innovations in linguistics can support language teaching by providing a range of practical ideas that can be used in the classroom. Knowing About Language is a valuable theoretical, critical and practical guide for the teacher and researcher, and anyone interested in applied linguistics and the study of language in education.Written by authors who are passionate about the value of language study both as a classroom topic and more generally, this book acts as a resource to inform and support teachers in wider aspects of their role by demonstrating the powerfully enabling nature and inherent value of language study and linguistics in secondary and post-16 curricula.

International Medieval Bibliography

International Medieval Bibliography
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 520
Release: 2008
Genre: Civilization, Medieval
ISBN:

Lists articles, notes, and similar literature on medieval subjects in journals, Festschriften, conference proceedings, and collected essays. Covers all aspects of medieval studies within the date range of 450 to 1500 for the entire continent of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa for the period before the Muslim conquest and parts of those areas subsequently controlled by Christian powers.

Teaching Modern Foreign Languages

Teaching Modern Foreign Languages
Author: Carol Morgan
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 756
Release: 2014-07-10
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1135378770

Designed for all trainee and newly qualified teachers, teacher trainers and mentors, this volume provides a contemporary handbook for the teaching of modern foreign languages, covering Key Stages 2, 3 and 4 in line with current DfEE and TTA guidelines.