The Cambridge Handbook of Language Standardization
Published on 13. June 2024
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Paperback/Softback
820 pages
978-1-108-45852-8 (ISBN)
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Language standardization is the process by which conventional forms of a language are established and maintained. Bringing together internationally renowned experts, this Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of standardization, norms and standard languages. Chapters are grouped into five thematic areas: models and theories of standardization, questions of authority and legitimacy, literacy and education, borders and boundaries, and standardization in Late Modernity. Each chapter addresses a specific issue in detail, illustrating it with linguistic case studies and taking into account the particular political, social and cultural context. Showcasing cutting-edge research, it offers fresh perspectives that go beyond traditional accounts of the standardization of national European languages, and affords new insights into minoritized, indigenous and stateless languages. Surveying a wide range of languages and approaches, this Handbook is an essential resource for all those interested in language standards and standard languages.
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'The overall presentation is excellent, and each chapter is accompanied by a most useful comprehensive bibliography ... The volume is to be recommended very highly to all colleagues with an interest in sociolinguistics, as well as to postgraduate and advanced undergraduate students looking for an introduction to general and specific issues relating to language standardization.' Martin Durrell, Journal of Historical Sociolinguistics 'In their introduction, the editors Wendy Ayres-Bennett and John Bellamy mention that the "rich diversity of approaches to linguistic standardization is at once stimulating and challenging" (p. 2). Reviewing the handbook, I have found that they met this challenge in an excellent way. The 29 chapters in total fully cover the kaleidoscopic diversity of the field with contributions dealing with a broad range of languages from various time periods (even more languages than explicitly mentioned in this review). The chapters are well written by renowned experts (their names are omitted within the word limits of the present review) and offer elaborate references for further exploration. The Cambridge Handbook of Language Standardization definitely is a most welcome 'landmark in the study of language standardization' (cover quote) and an indispensable tool for researchers and students interested in linguistic standardisation.' Marijke van der Wal, Language & History 'The handbook holds a wealth of material and is of primary interest to anyone interested in standardization issues.' Danielle Candel, Histoire Epistemologie LangageMore details
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
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Height: 244 mm
Width: 170 mm
Thickness: 44 mm
Weight
1386 gr
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978-1-108-45852-8 (9781108458528)
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The Cambridge Handbook of Language Standardization
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07/2021
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Introduction Wendy Ayres-Bennett and John Bellamy; Part I. Revisiting Models and Theories of Language Standardization: 1. Modelling language standardization Wendy Ayres-Bennett; 2. Language standardization 'from above' Gijsbert Rutten and Rik Vosters; 3. Language standardization in a view 'from below' Stephan Elspass; 4. Social cohesion and emerging standards of Hindi in a multilingual context Anvita Abbi; 5. Standardization in highly multilingual national contexts: the shifting interpretations, limited reach, and great symbolic power of ethnonationalist visions Friederike Luepke; 6. Standardization of minority languages: nation-state building and globalization Minglang Zhou; Part II. Legitimacy, Authority and the Written Form: 7. Standard languages in the context of language policy and planning and language rights Douglas A. Kibbee; 8. State-appointed institutions: authority and legitimacy in the Spanish-speaking world Darren Paffey; 9. Grammars, dictionaries and other metalinguistic texts in the context of language standardization Nicola McLelland; 10. An industry perspective: dealing with language variation in Collins dictionaries Ian Brookes, Mary O'Neill and Merryn Davies-Deacon; 11. The role of literature in language standardization: the case of Italy Nicoletta Maraschio and Tina Matarrese; 12. Standardization, new speakers and the acceptance of (new) standards Michael Hornsby and Noel O Murchadha; 13. Creoles and variation Bettina Migge; Part III. Norms, Literacy and Education: 14. Language endangerment and standardization: perspectives from the fourth world Lynn Drapeau; 15. Indigenous languages, standardization, and curricular development: the case of the Maori language mathematics lexicon Tony Trinick and Stephen May; 16. Polynomic standards: the enactment of legitimate variation Alexandra Jaffe; 17. Standard languages and standardization in the context of bilingual education Robert Train and Claire Kramsch; 18. Setting standards for language learning and assessment in educational contexts: a multilingual perspective Antony John Kunnan and Nick Saville; Part IV. Beyond the National: Borders and Boundaries: 19. Transnational standards of languages: the rise and codification of national varieties Raymond Hickey; 20. Standardization across state boundaries: modern Ukrainian as a paradigmatic case Serhii Vakulenko; 21. Language modernization in the Chinese character cultural sphere: China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam Patrick Heinrich; 22. Linguistic norms, centre-periphery dynamics and the tension between uniformity and diversity in processes of standardization Josep Maria Nadal and Francesc Feliu; 23. When ethnic boundaries and language boundaries mismatch: standardization in Mayan languages in multilingual situations Sergio Romero; 24. The standardization of a stateless language Yaron Matras; Part V. Standardization in Late Modernity: Beyond Traditional Standardization: 25. Destandardization Tore Kristiansen; 26. Contemporary perspectives on language standardization: the role of digital and online technologies John Bellamy; 27. Standardization and new urban vernaculars Catherine Miller and Jacopo Falchetta; 28. Renegotiating language norms in minority contexts Noel O Murchadha; 29. Sign language standardization Ronice Mueller de Quadros and Christian Rathmann.