Minority language media [electronic resource] : concepts, critiques, and case studies / edited by Mike Cormack and Niamh Hourigan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cormack, Michael J.

Hourigan, Niamh, 1973-

Series:

Multilingual matters ; 138.

Multilingual matters ; 138

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnic mass media.

Linguistic minorities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (280 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Clevedon : Multilingual Matters Ltd., c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Since the founding of television stations in Welsh, Catalan and Basque in the early 1980's, minority languages have gradually gained a new prominence, particularly in Europe. As globalisation has developed, questions concerning such languages and the effect that the media might have on them have become more urgent. This book is the first general study of the many issues raised by this situation. Fourteen researchers from across Europe and the USA examine questions such as the media needs of minority languages, the role of the media in language maintenance, the impact of digital media, and problems raised by translation. Case studies range from the representativeness of drama on Welsh television to Sign Language in the media. Taken as a whole, this book establishes the field of minority language media studies and forms an important basis for future research.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction: Studying Minority Language Media

Chapter 2. Functional Completeness in Minority Language Media

Chapter 3. Minority Language Media and the Public Sphere

Chapter 4. The Media and Language Maintenance

Chapter 5. The Role of Networks in Minority Language Television Campaigns

Chapter 6. From Media to Multimedia: Workflows and Language in the Digital Economy

Chapter 7. Speaking Up: A Brief History of Minority Languages and the Electronic Media1Worldwide

Chapter 8. Minority Languages and the Internet: New Threats, New Opportunities

Chapter 9. Linguistic Normalisation and Local Television in the Basque Country

Chapter 10. Media Policy and Language Policy in Catalonia

Chapter 11. The Territory of Television: S4C and the Representation of the ‘Whole of Wales’

Chapter 12. Translation and Minority Language Media: Potential and Problems: An Irish Perspective

Chapter 13. Signs of Change: Sign Language and Televisual Media in the UK

Chapter 14. Minority Language Media Studies: Key Themes for Future Scholarship

Contributors

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-82863-3

9786610828630

1-85359-965-4

OCLC:

476054675