Language Conflict and Language Rights Ethnolinguistic Perspectives on Human Conflict 1st Edition by William D Davies, Stanley Dubinsky ISBN 1107022096 9781107022096

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ISBN 10: 1107022096

ISBN 13: 9781107022096 

Author: William D. Davies, Stanley Dubinsky 

As the colonial hegemony of empire fades around the world, the role of language in ethnic conflict has become increasingly topical, as have issues concerning the right of speakers to choose and use their preferred language(s).  Such rights are often asserted and defended in response to their being violated. The importance of understanding these events and issues, and their relationship to individual, ethnic, and national identity, is central to research and debate in a range of fields outside of, as well as within, linguistics. This book provides a clearly written introduction for linguists and non-specialists alike, presenting basic facts about the role of language in the formation of identity and the preservation of culture. It articulates and explores categories of conflict and language rights abuses through detailed presentation of illustrative case studies, and distills from these key cross-linguistic and cross-cultural generalizations.

Table of contents:

Part I. Language and the Speaker

1. The sounds and sound systems of language
2. Words and word structure
3. Grammar and the organization of words into expressions
4. Language change and variation – languages vs. dialects

Part II. Language in the World
5. Language and personal identity – personal names in the world
6. Language and cultural identity – language and thought
7. Language and national identity
8. The role of writing systems
9. Framing language rights in the context of human rights

Part III. A Typology of Language Conflicts
10. Indigenous minorities
11. Geopolitical minorities
12. Minorities of migration
13. Intra-linguistic (dialectal) minorities
14. Competition for linguistic dominance

Part IV. Language Endangerment, Extinction, and Revival
15. Linguistic taxonomy, ecology, and ownership
16. Language revitalization and revival

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