Language in ethnicity : a view of basic ecological relations / by Harald Haarmann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Haarmann, Harald.

Series:

Contributions to the Sociology of Language [CSL]

Contributions to the Sociology of Language [CSL] ; 44

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Anthropological linguistics.

Sociolinguistics.

Ethnicity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (296 p.)

Edition:

Reprint 2012

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, 1986.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

No detailed description available for "Language in Ethnicity".

Contents:

Front matter

Table of Contents

Preface

1. Language and ethnicity in a network of ecological relations

2. The role of language in processes of ethnic fusion and fission

3. Language planning, prestige planning, and the limits of planning activities

4. Bilingual profiles and changing bilingual patterns - an approach to formalize bilingual identity

5. The adoption of foreign cultural patterns as reflected in massive contact languages

6. The use of foreign languages as symbols of prestige in Japan - problems of ethnic identity in modern Japanese society

7. Language in ethnicity: conclusions and perspectives

Bibliography

Subject Index

Index of Ethnic Groups, Languages and Countries (Administrative Territories)

Index of Names

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 8, 2013).

ISBN:

9783110862805

3110862808

OCLC:

922948198