Language in the U.S.A : themes for the 21st century / [edited by] Edward Finegan, John Rickford.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Finegan, Edward, 1940- editor.

Rickford, John R., 1949- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Languages.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 502 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This textbook provides a comprehensive survey of current language issues in the USA. Through a series of specially commissioned chapters by leading scholars, it explores the nature of language variation in the United States and its social, historical and political significance. The book is divided into three sections. Part I, American English, explores the history and distinctiveness of American English, and regional and social varieties. Part II, Other Language Varieties, looks at multilingualism and linguistic diversity. Part III, The Sociolinguistic Situation in the USA includes chapters on attitudes to language, language and education, Rap and Hip Hop, and adolescent language. It also explores issues such as the Ebonics controversy and the English Only movement. Clear, accessible and broad in its coverage, this book will be welcomed by students across the disciplines of English, Linguistics, Communication, American Studies and Popular Culture, as well as anyone interested more generally in language-related issues.

Contents:

pt. 1: American English

American English: its origins and history / Richard W. Bailey

American English and its distinctiveness / Edward Finegan

Regional dialects / William Kretzschmar

Social varieties of American English / Walt Wolfram

African American English / Lisa Green

The dictionary of American regional English / Joan Houston Hall

pt. 2: Other Language Varieties

Multilingualism and non-English mother tongues / Joshua A Fishman

Creole languages forging new identities / Patricia Nichols

Native American languages / Akira Y. Yamamoto, Ofelia Zepeda

Spanish in the Northeast / Ana Celia Zentella

Spanish in the Southwest / Carmen Silva-Corvalán

American sign language / Cecil Lucas, Clayton Valli

Asian American voices / Thom Huebner, Linda Uyechi

Linguistic diversity and English language acquisition / Robert Bayley

pt. 3: The Sociolinguistic Situation

Language ideology and language prejudice / Rosina Lippi-Green

Ebonics and its controversy / John Baugh

Language planning, language policy, and the English-only Movement / Terrence G. Wiley

Language in Education / Lily Wong Fillmore

Adolescent language / Penelope Eckert ; Slang / Connie Eble

Hip Hop Nation Language / H. Samy Alim

Language, gender and sexuality / Mary Bucholtz

Language identity and community in American literature / James Peterson

The language of doctors and patients / Cynthia Hagstrom

The language of cyberspace / Denise E. Murray

Language attitudes to speech / Dennis R. Preston.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-14313-6

1-107-38553-9

1-283-32920-4

0-511-21412-X

9786613329202

0-511-80988-3

0-511-21591-6

0-511-21054-X

0-511-55690-X

0-511-21231-3

OCLC:

85822300