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1 online resource (vi, 271 pages) : color illustrations, color maps. |
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Studies in world language problems,
1572-1183 ;
volume 8
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Studies in world language problems ; v. 8.
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"This is the first volume entirely dedicated to Contested Languages. While generally listed in international language atlases, Contested Languages usually fall through the cracks of research: excluded from the literature on minority languages and treated as mere ensembles of geographically defined varieties by traditional dialectology. This volume investigates the nature of contested languages, the role language ideologies play in the perception of these languages, the contribution of academic discourse to the formation and perpetuation of language contestedness, and the damage contestedness causes to linguistic communities and ultimately to linguistic diversity. Various situations and degrees of language contestedness are presented and analysed, along with theoretical considerations, exploring potential roads to recognition and issues in language planning that arise from language contestedness. Addressing the "language vs dialect" question head on, the volume opens up new perspectives that are relevant to all students and researchers interested in the maintenance of linguistic diversity"-- Provided by publisher |
| Contents |
Intro -- Contested Languages -- Editorial page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Table of contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. What are contested languages and why should linguists care? -- 1. What are contested languages? -- 2. Ausbau-centrism -- 3. What is the contribution of this volume? -- 4. The conclusion of an introduction -- References -- Section 1. The broader picture -- Chapter 2. Contested languages and the denial of linguistic rights in the 21st century -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The failure of ausbau-centric linguistics -- 3. Self-perception: A reliable taxonomical alternative? |
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4. Taking abstand seriously: The intelligibility criterion -- 4.1 Asymmetry, or "non-reciprocal" intelligibility -- 4.2 Attitudes and motivation -- 4.3 Intelligibility as a way forward -- 5. Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3. Democracy: A threat to language diversity? -- 1. The difficult life of the objects of the third kind -- 2. The unstoppable aggrandisement of government -- 3. Language and welfare -- 4. Neutering diversity -- 5. Language-preserving boundaries? -- 6. Conclusions -- References -- Section 2. Identifying and perceiving contested languages |
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Chapter 4. Mixing methods in linguistic classification: A hidden agenda against multilingualism? The contestedness of Gallo-"Italic" languages within the Romance family -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1 Geographical introduction -- 1.2 Problem statement. Two competing groupings for Romance varieties -- 1.3 Some representative contributions of the two competing traditions -- 1.4 Ausbau vs. Abstand -- 1.5 Classificatory criteria and distinct classifications -- 1.6 Possible causes for the disagreement between pro-Gallo- and pro-Italo- traditions -- 2. Issues with the "Mixed criterion tradition" |
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2.1 Scientific classifications -- 2.2 The ontological problem in Pellegrini (1975), 'The five systems of Italo-Romance' -- 2.3 Pellegrini and the exceptional "fragmentation" of Italo-Romance -- 2.4 The ad hoc problem in Loporcaro (2009), 'Profilo linguistico dei dialetti italiani' -- 3. Preliminary conclusions -- 4. Some considerations and questions for future research -- 4.1 Nationalist ideology -- References -- Chapter 5. The cost of ignoring degrees of Abstand in defining a regional language: Evidence from South Tyrol -- 1. Introduction |
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2. Sociolinguistic bilingualism: The South Tyrolean case -- 3. Bilingualism: Who is bilingual and when? -- 4. Measuring bilingualism: An empirical approach -- 5. First empirical study: Measuring intelligibility between Standard German and Bavarian -- 5.1 Design and procedure -- 5.2 Materials and stimuli -- 5.3 Participants -- 5.4 Results -- 5.5 Discussion and summary -- 6. Second empirical study: South Tyroleans' receptive language comprehension in German -- 6.1 Design and Procedure -- 6.2 Materials and stimuli -- 6.3 Participants -- 6.4 Results -- 6.5 Discussion and Summary -- 7. Conclusion |
| Local Note |
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| Subject |
Linguistic minorities -- Europe.
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Linguistic minorities. |
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Europe. |
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Anthropological linguistics -- Europe.
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Anthropological linguistics. |
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Europe -- Languages.
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Language and languages. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Tamburelli, Marco, editor.
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Tosco, Mauro, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Contested languages. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2021 9789027208040 (DLC) 2020041621 |
| ISBN |
9789027260383 (electronic book) |
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9027260389 (electronic book) |
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9789027208040 (hardcover) |
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