Attitudes and Languages

Erscheinungsjahr 2001
ISBN: 978-1-85359-142-6
Verlag: Multilingual Matters

Buch, Englisch, 200 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 240 g

The book aims to establish the concept of attitudes as more central to the study of minority and majority languages. The strong tradition of attitude theory and research from social psychology is made relevant to language restoration and decay. Original research shows how attitude to bilingualism is conceptually distinct from attitude to a specific language. A piece of research in Wales investigates the origins of language attitudes in individual differences and in environmental attributes.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Baker, Colin

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Mehrsprachigkeit
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements

Prologue

1. Attitudes and Language: Foundational Issues

2. The Origin of Language Attitudes

3. Attitudes and Language: A Research Perspective

4. Attitudes to Bilingualism

5. Language and Attitude Change

6. Language and Attitude Change: A Research Perspective

Postscript: Perspectives and Prospects

Appendix 1: The Research Instruments

Appendix 2: Technical Details of the Research

References

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Baker, Colin
Colin Baker is Emeritus Professor at Bangor University, UK. He is the author of over 140 research publications, a bestselling book for parents of bilingual children and an encyclopedia, all on the subject of bilingualism, as well as the seven previous editions of this textbook. He is the former co-editor of the Bilingual Education and Bilingualism book series for Multilingual Matters and was editor of the International Journal of Bilingualism and Bilingual Education for 15 years.

Colin Baker is Emeritus Professor of Education at Bangor University. He has three bilingual children and has given talks for over 20 years to parents and teachers on bilingualism. His many publications on bilingualism include Foundations of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, which has been translated into Japanese, Spanish, Latvian, Greek and Mandarin and is now in its 5th edition (2011).