| Language Loyalty, Language Planning, and Language Revitalization: Recent Writings and Reflections from Joshua A. Fishman Contributor(s): Hornberger, Nancy H. (Editor), Putz, Martin (Editor) |
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ISBN: 185359900X ISBN-13: 9781853599002 Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2006 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Bilingual Education - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Sociolinguistics |
| Dewey: 306.44 |
| LCCN: 2006010927 |
| Series: Bilingual Education and Bilingualism |
| Physical Information: (0.85 lbs) 280 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Joshua Fishman is perhaps best known and loved for his pioneering and enduring work in language loyalty and reversing language shift. This volume brings together a selection of his writings on these topics and some of his personal perspectives on the field of sociolinguistics. |
Contributor Bio(s): Putz, Martin: - Martin PA1/4tz is Full Professor of Linguistics and English Language at the University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany (Campus Landau) where he regularly organises linguistic conferences (International LAUD Symposia). His research interests include sociolinguistics, cognitive linguistics and foreign language teaching/learning. He has done extensive fieldwork in Great Britain, Namibia and Australia on a variety of topics such as intercultural communication, codeswitching, pidgins/creoles, language policy and educational language planning. His recent book publication includes a€~Along the Routes to Powera€(TM) Explorations of Empowerment through Language (with co-editors Joshua A. Fishman and JoAnne Neff a€" van Aertselaer). |