Language in Geographic Context
Published on 1. June 1999
Book
Hardback
328 pages
978-1-85359-002-3 (ISBN)
Description
This volume contains some of the most significant findings of leading researchers in the new and developing field of geolinguistics. The book presents evidence of the principal relationships in the study of language and territory, namely the social context of linguistic communities, the principles and methods of geolinguistic and the translation of these principles into government action and policy in multilingual societies. Well documented and illustrated case study material is derived from Western societies, including Scandinavia, the Celtic realm, France and Canada. The volume concludes with a research agenda for future research work and a call for the greater integration of geographic approaches and linguistic analysis.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Bristol
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Channel View Publications Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 148 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
530 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85359-002-3 (9781853590023)
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Person
Colin H. Williams was Research Professor in Sociolinguistics, now an Honorary Professor, in the School of Welsh, Cardiff University, UK. Currently he is a Visiting Fellow, and a Senior Research Associate of the Von Huegel Institute at St Edmund's College, the University of Cambridge, UK where he specializes in post-conflict reconstruction and reconciliation. His main scholarly interests are Sociolinguistics and Language Policy in Multicultural Societies, Ethnic and Minority Relations and Political Geography. Williams has advised government agencies in Europe and North America on minority issues and currently advises the Welsh Government on its Official Language Strategies.
Content
Harold Carter: Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
1 Colin H. Williams: An Introduction to Geolinguistics
2 William F. Mackey: Geolinguistics: Its Scope and Principles
Macro-Social Context
3 Thomas Lunden: Language, Geography and Social Development: The Case of Norden
4 William Walter Bostock: Assessing the Authenticity of a Supra-National Language-Based Movement: La Francophonie
Methodological Issues
5 Colin H. Williams and J.E. Ambrose: On Measuring Language Border Areas
6 Charles W.J. Withers: The Geographical History of Gaelic in Scotland
7 W. T.R. Pryce and Colin H. Williams: Sources and Methods in the Study of Language Areas: A Case Study of Wales
Applications
8 Don Cartwright: Language Policy and Internal Geopolitics: The Canadian Situation
9 Colin H. Williams: Language Planning and Regional Development: Lessons from the Irish Gaeltacht
10 Colin H. Williams: Conclusion
Index
Preface
Acknowledgements
1 Colin H. Williams: An Introduction to Geolinguistics
2 William F. Mackey: Geolinguistics: Its Scope and Principles
Macro-Social Context
3 Thomas Lunden: Language, Geography and Social Development: The Case of Norden
4 William Walter Bostock: Assessing the Authenticity of a Supra-National Language-Based Movement: La Francophonie
Methodological Issues
5 Colin H. Williams and J.E. Ambrose: On Measuring Language Border Areas
6 Charles W.J. Withers: The Geographical History of Gaelic in Scotland
7 W. T.R. Pryce and Colin H. Williams: Sources and Methods in the Study of Language Areas: A Case Study of Wales
Applications
8 Don Cartwright: Language Policy and Internal Geopolitics: The Canadian Situation
9 Colin H. Williams: Language Planning and Regional Development: Lessons from the Irish Gaeltacht
10 Colin H. Williams: Conclusion
Index