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Linguistic diversity and social justice : an introduction to applied sociolinguistics / Ingrid Piller.
LIBRA P115.45 .P55 2016
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Piller, Ingrid, 1967- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Multilingualism--Social aspects.
- Multilingualism.
- Linguistic change--Social aspects.
- Linguistic change.
- Linguistic minorities--Social aspects.
- Linguistic minorities.
- Sociolinguistics.
- Social aspects.
- Physical Description:
- x, 283 pages ; 21 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 2016.
- Summary:
- Linguistic Diversity and Social Justice explores the ways in which linguistic diversity mediates social justice in Liberal democracies undergoing rapid change due to high levels of migration and economic globalization. Focusing on the linguistic dimensions of economic inequality, cultural domination, and imparity of political participation, the book employs a case-study approach to real-world instances of linguistic injustice. Linguistic diversity is a universal characteristic of human language, but it is rarely neutral; rather, linguistic diversity is accompanied by linguistic stratification and linguistic subordination. Piller offers a detailed examination of the connection between linguistic diversity and inequality in domains critical to social justice, such as employment, education, and community participation. With a particular focus on the spread of English as a global language, the book also explores the role of linguistic diversity in global injustice. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- 1 Introduction 1
- Linguistic Diversity 1
- Social Justice 3
- Overview 6
- Join the Conversation 8
- 2 Linguistic Diversity and Stratification 9
- Language, Multilingualism, Linguistic Diversity 9
- Hierarchy in Diversity 12
- Language Pyramids 14
- The Diversity of the Other 18
- Seeing 'Super-Diversity' 21
- Inventing Homogeneity 24
- Summary 29
- 3 The Subordination of Linguistic Diversity 31
- The Territorial Principle 33
- Language Segregation 36
- Debating the Territorial Principle 39
- Linguistic Diversity and Personal Responsibility 44
- Grassroots Language Learning 50
- Judging Speakers 53
- Linguistic Diversity and Moral Worth 55
- Remaking Language Learners 59
- Summary 62
- 4 Linguistic Diversity at Work 63
- Language Proficiency as a Barrier to Employment 64
- What's in a Name? 66
- Job Interviews 68
- Multiple Vulnerabilities 72
- Survival Employment and Deskilling 76
- Language Learning on the Job 80
- Suppressing Linguistic Diversity 85
- Alternative Language Regimes 89
- Summary 95
- 5 Linguistic Diversity in Education 98
- The Monolingual Habitus of Multilingual Schools 99
- Submersion Education 104
- Compounding Disadvantage 108
- Testing against Linguistic Diversity 113
- Misdiagnosing Language Proficiency 120
- Denying the Benefits of Multilingualism 124
- Summary 127
- 6 Linguistic Diversity and Participation 130
- Linguistic Barriers to Participation 131
- Language and the Gender Gap 137
- Linguistically Motivated Violence 146
- Micro-Aggressions 151
- Linguistic Alienation 154
- Summary 161
- 7 Linguistic Diversity and Global Justice 164
- Language and Development 165
- Injustices of English Language Education 172
- Injustices of English as Global Academic Language 179
- Paying Tribute to the Anglophone Center 185
- Psychological Damages of Global English 191
- Summary 201
- 8 Linguistic Justice 204
- Linguistic Privilege 204
- Real Linguistic Utopias 209
- The Struggle for Linguistic Justice 215.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-269) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780199937264
- 0199937265
- 9780199937240
- 0199937249
- OCLC:
- 922220208
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