Linguistic Genocide or Superdiversity?: New and Old Language Diversities Contributor(s): Toivanen, Reetta (Editor), Saarikivi, Janne (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1783096055 ISBN-13: 9781783096053 Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited OUR PRICE: $132.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Historical & Comparative - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Sociolinguistics |
Dewey: 417.7 |
LCCN: 2016011330 |
Series: Linguistic Diversity and Language Rights |
Physical Information: 1" H x 6.1" W x 9.3" (1.65 lbs) 328 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Are we facing an immense wave of language death or a period of remarkable new linguistic variation? Or both? This book answers this question by analysing studies of language endangerment and loss along with those of language change, revitalization and diversity. Using case studies from Russia and the EU, the authors compare historical language variation to that of the present day, arguing that accelerated language extinction can be considered a result of colonization, modernization and globalization, but so too can many new creoles, intertwined and mixed languages, new ethnic identities, new groups of urban dwellers or migrant groups, all with their own distinct cultural traits. The book therefore surmises that the linguistic heritage of today is simultaneously more endangered and more diverse than ever before. |
Contributor Bio(s): Saarikivi, Janne: - Janne Saarikivi is a Fellow at the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies, University of Helsinki, Finland. His research interests include historical linguistics, sociolinguistics and Finno-Ugrian languages. Toivanen, Reetta: -Reetta Toivanen is an Adjunct Professor for social and cultural anthropology and a Finnish Academy Research Fellow at the Erik Castren Institute of International Law and Human Rights at the University of Helsinki, Finland. Her main research interests are ethnic and language minorities, indigenous peoples, minority rights, revitalization and politics of recognition. |