The Palgrave Handbook of Minority Languages and Communities

by Gabrielle Hogan-Brun (Editor), Bernadette O'Rourke (Editor)

Overview

This Handbook is an in-depth appraisal of the field of minority languages and communities today. It presents a wide-ranging, coherent picture of the main topics, with key contributions from international specialists in sociolinguistics, policy studies, sociology, anthropology and law. Individual chapters are grouped together in themes, covering regional, non-territorial and migratory language settings across the world. It is the essential reference work for specialist researchers, scholars in ancillary disciplines, research and coursework students, public agencies and anyone interested in language diversity, multilingualism and migration.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781137540669
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date:	12/11/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Gabrielle Hogan-Brun is Senior Research Fellow at the University of Bristol, UK. She is founding editor of the book series Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities, and has published widely on language policy and practices in multilingual settings. Her most recent book is Linguanomics: What is the Market Potential of Multilingualism? (2017). A Salzburg Global Fellow, she has worked with various European organizations on aspects of language policy and economics. 
Bernadette O’Rourke is Professor of Sociolinguistics at Heriot-Watt University, UK. She has published work on the dynamics of multilingual societies, language policy and minority language communities. She holds a Fellowship at the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage and is currently exploring grassroots revitalization efforts in Galicia as part of its interdisciplinary research programme on Sustaining Minoritized Languages in Europe (SMiLE).

Table of Contents

Introduction.- Chapter 1: Minority Languages and Communities in a Changing World; Gabrielle Hogan-Brun and Bernadette O’Rourke.- Part I: Minority Language Rights, Protection, Governance.- Chapter 2: Minority Language Rights and Standards: Definitions and Applications at the Supra-national Level; Fernand de Varennes and Elzbieta Kuzborska.- Chapter 3: Minority Language Rights in the Russian Federation: The End of a Long Tradition?; Bill Bowring.- Chapter 4: Minority Languages, Governance  and Regulation; Colin Williams and John Walsh.- Part II: Recognition, Self-determination, Autonomy.- Chapter 5: The Recognition of Ethnic and Language Diversity in Nation-States and Consociations; Christian Giordan.- Chapter 6: Linguistic Recognition in Deeply Divided Societies: Antagonism or Reconciliation?; Máiréad Nic Craith and Philip McDermott.- Chapter 7: National Cultural Autonomy and Linguistic Rights in Central and Eastern Europe; David Smith, Federica Prina and Judit Molnar Sansum.- Chapter 8: Sign Language Communities; Maartje De Meulder, Verena Krausneker, Graham Turner and John Bosco Gonama.- Part III: Migration, Settlement, Mobility.- Chapter 9: Changing Perspectives on Language Maintenance and Shift in Transnational Settings: From Settlement to Mobility; Anne Pauwels .- Chapter 10: Arctic Languages in Canada in the Age of Globalisation; Donna Patrick.- Part IV: Economics, Markets, Commodification.- Chapter 11: Minority Languages and Markets; Sari Pietikäinen, Helen Kelly-Holmes and Maria Rieder.- Chapter 12: Language Economics and Issues of Planning for Minority Languages in Africa; Nkonko M. Kamwangamalu.- Chapter 13: Language Minorities in a Globalized Economy: The Case of Professional Translation in Canada; Matthieu LeBlanc.- Part V: Education, Literacy, Access.- Chapter 14: Indigenous Children’s Language Practices in Australia; Samantha Disbray and Gillian Wigglesworth.- Chapter 15: Minorities, Languages, Education and Assimilation in Southeast Asia; Peter Sercombe.- Chapter 16: Literacy in My Language? Principles, Practices, Prospects; Clinton Robinson.- Part VI: Media, Public Usage, Visibility.- Chapter 17: Minority Language Media: Issues of Power, Finance and Organization; Tom Moring.- Chapter 18: Minority Languages and Social Media; Daniel Cunliffe.- Chapter 19: Linguistic Landscapes and Minority Languages; Durk Gorter, Heiko Marten and Luk Van Mensel.- Part VII: Endangerment, Ecosystems, Resilience.- Chapter 20: Resilience for Minority Languages; David Bradley.- Chapter 21: Minority Contact Languages, Small Islands and Linguistic Ecology; Joshua Nash.- Chapter 22: The Yiddish Conundrum: A Cautionary Tale for Language Revivalism; Dovid Katz.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“This Handbook is, quite simply, a tour de force. Offering far greater breadth, depth and analytical heft than ever before, the handbook extends the fields of minority language studies and multilingualism conceptually, disciplinarily, geographically, and pragmatically. It is sure to be a key reference for years to come.” (Stephen May, University of Auckland, New Zealand)

“This truly informative and expert Handbook offers detailed accounts of the history and contemporary context of minority language communities on every continent. The overall effect is a stunning testament to the resilience of minority language policy actors and community identities in the face of migration, mobility and globalizing forces in every corner of our world.” (Nancy H. Hornberger, University of Pennsylvania, USA)

“This is an outstanding collection of perspectives, analyses and views of the dynamic role of minority languages in the public life of communities all across the world. The Handbook makes a signal contribution to practical understanding and intervention in legal, educational and policy fields. Expertly edited to produce coherence of focus and consistency of treatment, the Handbook as a whole and its individual chapters provide excellent coverage of a diverse range of settings across the world. It is clear from reading the volume that our ‘science’ of multilingual studies has been premised on too few cases, too few histories, and too narrow a range of experience. The Handbook is a consolidated resource that rewards regular reading and deep study.” (Joseph Lo Bianco, University of Melbourne, Australia)

Editorial Reviews

This is a serious collection that makes a very substantial and welcome contribution to the large literature on minority languages. I would imagine that it is more likely to find a place on the shelves of libraries than those of individual readers …” (Gibson Ferguson, Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, June 23, 2019)

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