Language Demography
1st Edition
Published on 31. July 2023
Book
Hardback
264 pages
978-1-032-35539-9 (ISBN)
Description
Language Demography presents, exemplifies, and develops linguistic concepts involved in demography and the demographic concepts involved in sociolinguistics.
The first introductory guide of its kind, it is presented in a way that is accessible to non-specialists. The book includes numerous examples of the sources and types of data used in this field, as well as the various factors affecting language demography. Taking a global perspective supported by examples, it gives explanations of how demolinguistic analyses are performed and their main applications in relation to minority and majority languages.
Language Demography will be of interest to students from a range of disciplinary backgrounds, from linguistics and modern languages to sociology, anthropology, and human geography.
The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license.
The first introductory guide of its kind, it is presented in a way that is accessible to non-specialists. The book includes numerous examples of the sources and types of data used in this field, as well as the various factors affecting language demography. Taking a global perspective supported by examples, it gives explanations of how demolinguistic analyses are performed and their main applications in relation to minority and majority languages.
Language Demography will be of interest to students from a range of disciplinary backgrounds, from linguistics and modern languages to sociology, anthropology, and human geography.
The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Undergraduate Advanced
Illustrations
51 s/w Abbildungen, 46 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder, 5 s/w Zeichnungen, 23 s/w Tabellen
23 Tables, black and white; 5 Line drawings, black and white; 46 Halftones, black and white; 51 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
590 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-032-35539-9 (9781032355399)
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Francisco Moreno-Fernandez is Alexander von Humboldt Professor at Heidelberg University, Germany, Director of the Center for Ibero-American Studies, and honorary Research Professor at the University of Alcala, Spain. He is a full member of the Academia Europaea and the Academia Norteamericana de la Lengua Espanola, and a corresponding member of the Cuban, Mexican, and Chilean academies of language, as well as the Real Academia Espanola. He directed the Cervantes Institute centers in Sao Paulo and Chicago. He was academic director of the Instituto Cervantes (Madrid) and director of the Observatory of Spanish and Hispanic Cultures of the Instituto Cervantes at Harvard University, USA.
Content
Introduction
1. Demography and Demolinguistics
Demolinguistics and Geodemolinguistics
Demolinguistics and Geography
Denominations for Demolinguistics
The Precursors of Demolinguistics
Summary
2. Linguistics for Demographers
Fundamental Linguistic Concepts
Geographic Considerations
Psychosocial Considerations
Social and Ethnic Considerations
Language Vitality
Summary
3. Demography for Linguists
Population
Composition of the Population
Population Distribution
Demographic Changes
Migrations
From Facts to Theories
Summary
4. Demolinguistic Data and Sources
Data
Sources
Administrative Registers
Censuses
Surveys
International and Digital Sources
Encyclopedias, Catalogs, and Other Sources
Summary
5. Demolinguistic Factors
Speakers and Their Communities
Speaker Profiles
Explanatory Factors
Summary
6. Demolinguistic Analyses
Objectives and Levels of Demolinguistic Analysis
Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis
The Statistical Elements of Demography
Errors, Biases, and Changes in Criteria
Graphical Representations
Summary
7. Applications of Demolinguistics
Ethnic, Local, and Social Minority Languages
Immigrant Minority Languages
Regional and National Languages
Transnational Majority Languages
Summary
Conclusion
1. Demography and Demolinguistics
Demolinguistics and Geodemolinguistics
Demolinguistics and Geography
Denominations for Demolinguistics
The Precursors of Demolinguistics
Summary
2. Linguistics for Demographers
Fundamental Linguistic Concepts
Geographic Considerations
Psychosocial Considerations
Social and Ethnic Considerations
Language Vitality
Summary
3. Demography for Linguists
Population
Composition of the Population
Population Distribution
Demographic Changes
Migrations
From Facts to Theories
Summary
4. Demolinguistic Data and Sources
Data
Sources
Administrative Registers
Censuses
Surveys
International and Digital Sources
Encyclopedias, Catalogs, and Other Sources
Summary
5. Demolinguistic Factors
Speakers and Their Communities
Speaker Profiles
Explanatory Factors
Summary
6. Demolinguistic Analyses
Objectives and Levels of Demolinguistic Analysis
Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis
The Statistical Elements of Demography
Errors, Biases, and Changes in Criteria
Graphical Representations
Summary
7. Applications of Demolinguistics
Ethnic, Local, and Social Minority Languages
Immigrant Minority Languages
Regional and National Languages
Transnational Majority Languages
Summary
Conclusion