Standardization, Ideology and Linguistics

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-349-33394-3
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 253 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 342 g

The authors explore some of the ways in which standardization, ideology and linguistics are interrelated. Through a number of case studies they show how concepts such as grammaticality and structural change covertly rely on a false conceptualization of language, one that derives ultimately from standardization.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mackenzie, I.

Armstrong, N.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaften Sprachphilosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Historische & Vergleichende Sprachwissenschaft, Sprachtypologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Soziolinguistik
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Grammatik, Syntax, Morphologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface The Nature of the Standard Grammaticality Prestige Speech Patterns Language Change Social Levelling, or Anti-standardization Away from the Anglo-Saxon Model: The Case of French References

Über Autor(innen)

NIGEL ARMSTRONG is Senior Lecturer in French Studies at the University of Leeds, UK. His current research projects focus on social, regional and stylistic variation in French, as well as translation. Nigel's previous publications include Translation, Linguistics, Culture and (with T. Pooley) Social and Linguistic Change in European French.

IAN MACKENZIE is Professor of Spanish Linguistics at Newcastle University, UK. He specializes in syntax, particularly in relation to the diachronic development of Spanish, but also in relation to other Romance languages. Ian's publications include Introduction to Linguistic Philosophy and Unaccusative Verbs in Romance Languages.