Language Demography / Francisco Moreno-Fernández ; in collaboration with Héctor Álvarez-Mella.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moreno Fernández, Francisco, author.

Contributor:

Álvarez Mella, Héctor, contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Linguistic demography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (281 pages)

Edition:

1 ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, [2024]

Summary:

"Language Demography explores the emergence and development of language demography and looks especially for the presentation of the linguistic concepts involved in demography and the demographic concepts involved in sociolinguistics. The first introductory guide of its kind, it is presented in a way that is accessible to non-specialists. The book includes numerous examples of the sources and types of data used in this field, as well as the various factors affecting language demography. Taking a global perspective supported by examples, explanations of how demolinguistic analyses are performed and their main applications in relation to minority and majority languages are given. Language Demography will be of interest to students from a range of disciplinary backgrounds, from linguistics and modern languages to sociology, anthropology, and human geography"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Table of Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

List of Graphs

List of Maps

Acknowledgements

Introduction

References

1 Demography and Demolinguistics

Demolinguistics and Geodemolinguistics

Demolinguistics and Geography

Denominations for Demolinguistics

a. English Denominations

b. French Denominations

c. Spanish Denominations

The Precursors of Demolinguistics

Summary

2 Linguistics for Demographers

Fundamental Linguistic Concepts

Types of Linguistic Varieties

Linguistic Distances: Intercomprehension

Confusion of Languages

Geographic Considerations

Borders

Communities

Psychosocial Considerations

Mother Tongues and Native Speakers

Heritage Languages and Learned Languages

Knowledge of Languages

Bilingual Speakers

Categories of Bilingual Speakers On a Psychological Basis

Social and Ethnic Considerations

Domains of Language Use

Diglossia

Linguistic Attitudes

Minority Languages

Language Vitality

3 Demography for Linguists

Population

Composition of the Population

Age

Sex Or Gender

Race, Ethnicity, and Religion

Education Level

Civil Status

Employment and Socioeconomic Status

Population Distribution

Household and Family

Demographic Changes

Fertility

Mortality

Migrations

From Facts to Theories

4 Demolinguistic Data and Sources

Data

Sources

Administrative Registers

Censuses

Surveys

Subjective Vitality Questionnaires

International and Digital Sources

Encyclopedias, Catalogs, and Other Sources

Encyclopedias

Language Catalogs

Linguistic and Other Sources

5 Demolinguistic Factors

Speakers and Their Communities.

Preestablished Definitions of Speakers

The Sizes of Speech Communities

Factors of Vitality and Sustainability

Sociodemographic Factors

Economic and Political Factors

Demolinguistic Factors and Concepts Elaborated

Speaker Profiles

Native Skills Cluster German Speakers (NSC)

Limited Skills Cluster German Speakers (LSC)

Learners of Foreign Language Cluster German Speakers Learning Spanish (LFLC)

Explanatory Factors

Official Languages and International Languages

Education

The Economy

Culture and Science

Digital Communication

6 Demolinguistic Analyses

Objectives and Levels of Demolinguistic Analysis

Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis

The Statistical Elements of Demography

Basic Demographic Indicators

Subjective Categories

Population Dynamics

Comparing Populations

Demographic Projections

Errors, Biases, and Changes in Criteria

Errors

Biases

Criticisms and Disputes

Graphic Representations

Line Graphs

Bar Graphs and Pie Charts

Histograms

Radar Or Spider Charts

Pyramids of Speaker Populations

Other Diagrams

Cartography

Point Expression Mapping

Linear Expression Mapping

Zonal Expression Mapping

7 Applications of Demolinguistics

Ethnic, Local, and Social Minority Languages

The Study of Vitality

The World Map of Minority Languages

Controversies Around Vitality

Linguistic Revitalization

Local Languages

Social Group Languages

Immigrant Minority Languages

Regional and National Languages

Transnational Majority Languages

How to Measure the Importance of Languages

a. Perceived Importance

b. Estimated Importance

c) Calculated Importance

Conclusion

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-000-89690-0

1-00-332734-6

1-000-89684-6

1-003-32734-6

9781003327349

OCLC:

1380997299

Publisher Number:

10.4324/9781003327349