Language and Poverty

Erscheinungsjahr 2008
ISBN: 978-1-84769-119-4
Verlag: Multilingual Matters

Buch, Englisch, 225 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 316 g

This book explores the bidirectional relationship between language and poverty, from the perspectives of linguistics, language policy and planning, economics, anthropology, and sociology. On the one hand, poverty affects language survival; in modern times the fundamental determinants of language shift and language death are economic. On the other hand, the languages people speak, or don’t speak, can influence their economic status in substantial ways, limiting or facilitating access to jobs and education and full participation in the functions of the society. The issues encompassed by the twin themes of the volume have assumed growing significance in an era of increasing globalization and accelerating change in economies, technologies and traditional social structures. They are of practical concern to people in a wide range of disciplines and professions, including politicians, educators, social workers, language planners, and others who work and live in multilingual contexts.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Harbert, Wayne

Mcconnell-Ginet, Sally

Miller, Amanda

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Mehrsprachigkeit
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Soziolinguistik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziale Ungleichheit, Armut, Rassismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1. Introduction - Wayne Harbert, Sally McConnell-Ginet, Amanda Miller and John Whitman

Section I: Poverty as a Factor in Language Maintenance and Language Death

Chapter 2. Poverty as a Factor in Language Maintenance and Language Death: Some Case Studies from Africa - Herman Batibo

Chapter 3. Language Diversity and Poverty in Africa - Matthias Brenzinger

Section II: Language as a Determinant of Access to Resources

Chapter 4. The Impact of the Hegemony of English on Access to and Quality of Education with Special Reference to South Africa - Neville Alexander

Chapter 5. Econolinguistics in the USA - John Baugh

Chapter 6. Where in the World is US Spanish? - Ofelia Garcia and Leah Mason

Chapter 7. Perpetuating Inequality: Language Disadvantage and Capability Deprivation of Tribal Mother Tongue Speakers in India - Ajit Mohanty

Section III: Language and Poverty: A Cross-disciplinary Perspective

Chapter 8. Biodiversity, Linguistic Diversity and Poverty: Some Global Patterns and Missing Links - Suzanne Romaine

Chapter 9. Language and Poverty: Measurement, Determinants and Policy Responses - François Vaillancourt

Chapter 10. Losing their Names: Native Languages, Identity and the State - Peter Whiteley

Section IV: Language, Poverty and the Role of the Linguist

Chapter 11. The Role of the Linguist in Language Maintenance and Revitalization: Documentation, Training and Materials Development - Lenore Grenoble, Keren Rice and Norvin Richards

Chapter 12. Preserving Digital Language Materials: Some Considerations - Helen Aristar-Dry

Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Miller, Amanda
Amanda Miller, Assistant Professor of Linguistics at Cornell University, works on the phonetics and phonology of endangered Southern African Khoesan languages. She undertakes linguistic field work in Namibia, Botswana and South Africa.

Mcconnell-Ginet, Sally
Sally McConnell-Ginet, Professor Emerita of Linguistics at Cornell University, has taught and done research in formal semantics/pragmatics and in language and gender. She is Past President of the Linguistic Society of America.

Harbert, Wayne
Wayne Harbert is Professor of Linguistics, Cornell University. In addition to his research on the Germanic languages, he teaches Welsh and Scottish Gaelic, as well as courses on minority languages and linguistics.