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Linguistic Ecology: Language Change and Linguistic Imperialism in the Pacific Region: The Politics of Language

Autor Peter Mühlhäusler
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 8 mai 2015
In this book, the author examines the transformation of the Pacific language region under the impact of colonization, westernization and modernization. By focusing on the linguistic and socio-historical changes of the past 200 years, it aims to bring a new dimension to the study of Pacific linguistics, which up until now has been dominated by questions of historical reconstruction and language typology. In contrast to the traditional portrayal of linguistic change as a natural process, the author focuses on the cultural and historical forces which drive language change. Using the metaphor of language ecology to explain and describe the complex interplay between languages, speakers and social practice, the author looks at how language ecologies have functioned in the past to sustain language diversity, and, at what happens when those ecologies are disrupted. Whilst most of the examples used in the book are taken from the Pacific and Australian region, the insights derived from this area are shown to have global applications. The text should be useful for linguists and all those interested in the large scale loss of human language.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781138868434
ISBN-10: 1138868434
Pagini: 416
Dimensiuni: 138 x 216 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Seria The Politics of Language

Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

Recenzii

'This tendentious and fascinating book should interest anyone who is seriously concerned about the survival of indigenous languages.' - SOAS Bulletin

Cuprins

1 The changing linguistic ecology of the Pacific region 2 Language ecology in pre-European days 3 Disruptions in the linguistic ecology 4 Pidgins and creoles 5 Case studies 6 Mission languages and language policies 7 Official policies and language planning 8 The impact of literacy 9 The impact of foreign language teaching 10 The sociolinguistics of language shift, decay and death 11 Assessing the damage: structural and lexical effects 12 Preserving linguistic diversity: outlook and prospects

Notă biografică

Peter Mühlhäusler is Foundation Professor of Linguistics at the University of Adelaide and Supernumerary Fellow of Linacre College, Oxford.

Descriere

In this topical study of the large scale loss of human language, the author examines the transformation of the Pacific language region. He focuses on cultural and historical forces to explain such loss.