Handbook of Language and Communication: Diversity and Change (Handbooks of Applied Linguistics 9) (Handbooks of Applied Linguistics [Hal])

In line with the overall perspective of the Handbook series, the focus of Vol.9 is on language-related problems arising in the context of linguistic diversity and change, and the contributions Applied Linguistics can offer for solutions. Part I, “Language minorities and inequality,” presents situations of language contact and linguistic diversity as world-wide phenomena. The focus is on indigenous and immigrant linguistic minorities, their (lack of) access to linguistic rights through language policies and the impact on their linguistic future .Part II “Language planning and language change,” focuses on the impact of colonialism, imperialism, globalisation and economics as factors that language policies and planning measures must account for in responding to problems deriving from language contact and linguistic diversity. Part III, “Language variation and change in institutional contexts,” examines language-related problems in selected institutional areas of communication (education, the law, religion, science, the Internet) which will often derive from socioeconomic, cultural and other non-linguistic asymmetries. Part IV, “The discourse of linguistic diversity and language change,” analyses linguistic diversity, language change and language reform as issues of public debates which are informed by different ideological positions, values and attitudes (e.g. with reference to sexism, racism, and political correctness).The volume also contains extensive reference sections and index material. Introduction to the handbook series / Karlfried Knapp and Gerd Antos -- Acknowledgements -- Language and communication: Diversity and change : An introduction / Anne Pauwels and Marlis Hellinger-- I. Language minorities and inequality: 1. Regional and immigrant minority languages in Europe / Guus Extra and Durk Gorter -- 2. Immigrant language minorities in the United States / Terrence G. Wiley -- 3. Immigrant minorities: Australia / Antonia Rubino -- 4. Linguistic diversity: Africa / Jan Blommaert -- 5. Linguistic diversity: Asia / Vanithamani Saravanan - 6. Language contact, culture and ecology / Alwin Fill -- II. Language planning and language change: 7. Models and approaches in language policy and planning / Thomas Ricento -- 8. Back from the brink: The revival of endangered languages / John Edwards -- 9. Economics and language policy / François Grin -- 10. Language and colonialism / Bettina Migge and Isabelle Léglise -- 11. Linguistic imperialism? English as a global language / Andy Kirkpatrick -- 12. Language planning and language rights / Tove Skutnabb-Kangas -- III. Language variation and change in institutional contexts: 13. Language and education / Markus Bieswanger -- 14. Forensic linguistics / John Gibbons -- 15. Language and religion / Susanne Mühleisen -- 16. Language, war and peace / William C. Gay -- 17. Language and science / Augusto Carli and Emilia Calaresu -- 18. Multilingualism on the Internet / Brenda Danet and Susan C. Herring -- IV. The discourse of linguistic diversity and language change: 19. Attitudes to language and communication / Cindy Gallois and Bernadette Watson and Madeleine Brabant -- 20. Language, racism, and ethnicity / Thomas Paul Bonfiglio -- 21. Language and sexism / Marlis Hellinger and Anne Pauwels -- 22. Linguistic diversity and language standardization / Suzanne Romaine -- 23. Borrowing as language conflict / Manfred Görlach -- 24. Political correctness and freedom of speech / Mary Talbot -- Biographical notes -- Language index -- Subject index In line with the overall perspective of the Handbook series, the focus of Vol.9 is on language-related problems arising in the context of linguistic diversity and change, and the contributions Applied Linguistics can offer for solutions. Part I, "Language minorities and inequality," presents situations of language contact and linguistic diversity as world-wide phenomena. The focus is on indigenous and immigrant linguistic minorities, their (lack of) access to linguistic rights through language policies and the impact on their linguistic future .Part II "Language planning and language change," focuses on the impact of colonialism, imperialism, globalisation and economics as factors that language policies and planning measures must account for in responding to problems deriving from language contact and linguistic diversity. Part III, "Language variation and change in institutional contexts," examines language-related problems in selected institutional areas of communication (education, the law, religion, science, the Internet) which will often derive from socioeconomic, cultural and other non-linguistic asymmetries. Part IV, "The discourse of linguistic diversity and language change," analyses linguistic diversity, language change and language reform as issues of public debates which are informed by different ideological positions, values and attitudes (e.g. with reference to sexism, racism, and political correctness). The volume also contains extensive reference sections and index material. 9 PAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY Frontmatter Contents Language and communication: Diversity and change – An introduction 1. Regional and immigrant minority languages in Europe 2. Immigrant language minorities in the United States 3. Immigrant minorities: Australia 4. Linguistic diversity: Africa 5. Linguistic diversity: Asia 6. Language contact, culture and ecology 7. Models and approaches in language policy and planning 8. Back from the brink: The revival of endangered languages 9. Economics and language policy 10. Language and colonialism 11. Linguistic imperialism? English as a global language 12. Language planning and language rights 13. Language and education 14. Forensic linguistics 15. Language and religion 16. Language, war, and peace 17. Language and science 18. Multilingualism on the Internet 19. Attitudes to language and communication 20. Language, racism, and ethnicity 21. Language and sexism 22. Linguistic diversity and language standardization 23. Borrowing as language conflict 24. Political correctness and freedom of speech Backmatter The volume has four parts: Part I (Language minorities and inequality) analyses language contact and linguistic diversity as a global phenomenon, Part II (Language planning and language change) focuses on colonialism, imperialism and economics as factors that language policies and planning measures must account for, Part III (Language variation and change in institutional contexts) examines language-related problems in education, religion, science and the Internet, and Part IV (The discourse of linguistic diversity and language change) relates public discourses on language and racism, sexism and political correctness to different ideological positions, values and attitudes. Key features: provides a state-of-the-art description of different areas in the context of linguistic diversity and change presents a critical appraisal of the relevance of the field offers solutions of everyday language-related problems international handbook with contributions from renown experts in the field " The volume has four parts: part I (Language minorities and inequality) analyses language contact and linguistic diversity as a global phenomenon, part II (Language planning and language change) focuses on colonialism, imperialism and economics as factors that language policies and planning measures must account for, part III (Language variation and change in institutional contexts) examines language-related problems in education, religion, science and the Internet, and part IV (The discourse of linguistic diversity and language change) relates public discourses on language and racism, sexism and political correctness to different ideological positions, values and attitudes. Key features include: provides a state-of-the-art description of different areas in the context of linguistic diversity and change; and presents a critical appraisal The Handbooks of Applied Linguistics provide a state-of-the-art description of established and emerging areas of Applied Linguistics. Each volume gives an overview of the field, explains the most important traditions and their findings, identifies the gaps in current research, and gives perspectives for future directions.