Jones / Lewis New Geographies of Language

Language, Culture and Politics in Wales
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-1-137-42611-6
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 377 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities

This book develops a novel approach to the study of language, bringing it into dialogue with the latest geographical concepts and concerns and provides a comprehensive account of the geography of Welsh language analysing policy development, language use, ability and shift. The authors examine in particular: the different ways in which languages can be mapped; how geographical insights can be used to develop understandings of language use; the value of assemblage theory as a way of interpreting the social, technical and spatial aspects of language policy development; and the geographies that characterise institutional engagements with languages. This book will set a research agenda for the geographical study of language, developing a conceptual framework that will offer fresh insights to researchers in the fields of Applied Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Minority Languages, Geolinguistics, and Public Policy.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jones, Rhys

Lewis, Huw

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Introducing the geographies of languages.- Chapter 2: Charting the new the geographies of languages.- Chapter 3: Wales and the Welsh language: setting the context.- Chapter 4: The geographies of language ability.- Chapter 5: Making sense of language use.- Chapter 6: The geographies of language policy in Wales.- Chapter 7: Languages and institutional geographies.- Chapter 8: Conclusions.

Über Autor(innen)

Rhys Jones is Professor of Human Geography at Aberystwyth University, UK

Huw Lewis is Lecturer in International Politics at Aberystwyth University, UK