Globalising sociolinguistics : challenging and expanding theory / edited by Dick Smakman and Patrick Heinrich.

• Cover ; Half Title ; Title Page ; Copyright Page ; Table of Contents ; List of figures ; List of tables ; Notes on contributors ; Preface ; Acknowledgements ; Map of places discussed ; 1. "Tings change, all tings change": the changing face of sociolinguistics with a global perspective ; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The multilingual reality; 1.3 Standards, norms and local vernaculars; 1.4 "Native speakers" and inclusion/exclusion ; 1.5 The waves of sociolinguistics; 1.6 Cross-cultural collaboration; 1.7 Conclusion; 2. The Westernising mechanisms in sociolinguistics.
• 2.1 Mainstream theory and exceptions2.2 Chapter overview; 2.3 Variation within "the (Anglo- )West" ; 2.4 Available introductory books and journals; 2.5 Influential names in sociolinguistics; 2.6 The language background of authors; 2.7 Relative contribution of authors from different regions; 2.8 The economic background of authors; 2.9 The languages investigated; 2.10 Summary; 2.11 Discussion; Part I: Developing countries ; Introduction to Part I; 3. Ala! Kumbe? "Oh my! Is it so?": Multilingualism controversies in East Africa ; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The sociolinguistics of East Africa.
• 3.3 Walk the talk: language policy versus societal practice3.4 A storm in a teacup: seemingly random code-switching as the norm; 3.5 Back to the drawing board: defining the standard language; 3.6 What is the relationship between standard languages and dialects?; 3.7 Conclusion; 4. A sociolinguistic mosaic of West Africa: challenges and prospects ; 4.1 West Africa: a history of colonialism; 4.2 Sociolinguistic studies in West Africa; 4.3 The consequences of complex multilingualism in West Africa; 4.4 Conclusion; 5. Southeastern Asia: diglossia and politeness in a multilingual context.
• 5.1 Linguistic profile of Southeastern Asia5.2 Politeness in the Malay-speaking world; 5.3 Language policy, multilingualism and diglossia; 5.4 Conclusion; 6. Towards a distributed sociolinguistics of postcolonial multilingual societies: the case of Southern Africa ; 6.1 The languages of Southern Africa; 6.2 Issues pertaining to standardisation; 6.3 Issues concerning the prestige of dominant languages; 6.4 Issues pertaining to sociolinguistic variation; 6.5 Issues pertaining to multilingual norms and code-switching; 6.6 Conclusion; Part II: Less developed countries ; Introduction to Part II.
• 7. Speech community and linguistic urbanization: sociolinguistic theories developed in China 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 China's language situation; 7.3 Sociolinguistics in China; 7.4 The Theory of Speech Community; 7.5 Conclusion; 8. Language variation and change: the Indian experience ; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 The Indian sociolinguistic setting; 8.3 Issue 1: style shift; 8.4 Issue 2: Local social factors other than class: caste, clan and gender; 8.5 Conclusions; 9. Gender in a North African setting: a sociolinguistic overview ; 9.1 The linguistic and historical context of Northern Africa.

Ämnesord

Språksociologi  (sao)

Sociolinguistics  -- Globalization. (LCSH)

Language and languages  -- Study and teaching -- Social aspects. (LCSH)

Globalization  -- Social aspects. (LCSH)

Language and languages  -- Variation -- Social aspects. (LCSH)

Språkundervisning  -- sociala aspekter (sao)

Globalisering  -- sociala aspekter (sao)

Globalization  -- Social aspects.

Language and languages  -- Study and teaching -- Social aspects.

Language and languages  -- Variation -- Social aspects.

Sociolinguistics  -- Globalization.

Sociolinguistics  (LCSH)

Genre

Electronic books. 

Klassifikation

P53.8 (LCC)

306.44 (DDC)

F:oa (kssb/8 (machine generated))