Buch, Englisch, Band 77, 210 Seiten, PB, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 220 mm, Gewicht: 350 g
Status, Norms and Functions across Time and Languages
Buch, Englisch, Band 77, 210 Seiten, PB, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 220 mm, Gewicht: 350 g
Reihe: Abhandlungen für die Kunde des Morgenlandes
ISBN: 978-3-447-06696-9
Verlag: Harrassowitz Verlag
The contributions in this volume, edited by Gunvor Mejdell and Lutz Edzard present sociolinguistic case studies from a variety of languages and language situations/communities. The focus is on the presence of more than one variety being in use in the language community and the relationship between them in terms of status and prestige – thus the notions of High vs. Low varieties. The cases cover situations of bi- and multilingualism, diglossia, and standard language with dialects. A number of contributions discuss historical cases, such as Latin and Middle Arabic, Old Irish and Ottoman Turkish, while others discuss contemporary cases, such as modern Arabic, Czech, Hindi, and Norwegian.
With Contributions by: Bernt Brendemoen, Johannes den Heijer, Madiha Doss, Lutz Edzard, Karen Gammelgaard, Kristin F. Hagemann, Ernst Håkon Jahr, Tore Janson, Jérôme Lentin, Gunvor Mejdell, Jan Erik Rekdal, and Claus Peter Zoller