Critical Perspectives on Linguistic Fixity and Fluidity

Languagised Lives

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Linguistics
Cover of the book Critical Perspectives on Linguistic Fixity and Fluidity by , Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: ISBN: 9780429890383
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: January 15, 2019
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9780429890383
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: January 15, 2019
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

This volume offers a critical perspective on current views on linguistic fixity and fluidity in sociolinguistics and highlights empirical accounts alternative to prevailing trends in the field. Featuring accounts from a broad range of regional contexts, the collection takes stock of such terms as "polylingualism", "metrolingualism" and "translanguaging" to question perceptions around multilingual and monolingual language use. The book critiques the status of fluid language use as a more "natural" language practice and in turn, its greater potential for corresponding social transformation, demonstrating the value of linguistic fixity and the continuous debate between fixity and fluidity in multilingual speakers' lives. In providing these accounts, the book seeks not to advocate for linguistic fixity or fluidity, but to argue that sociolinguists pay close attention to the way both types of linguistic practice open up or close down avenues for social transformation. This collection is a key reading for graduate students and scholars in sociolinguistics, multilingualism, and linguistic anthropology.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

This volume offers a critical perspective on current views on linguistic fixity and fluidity in sociolinguistics and highlights empirical accounts alternative to prevailing trends in the field. Featuring accounts from a broad range of regional contexts, the collection takes stock of such terms as "polylingualism", "metrolingualism" and "translanguaging" to question perceptions around multilingual and monolingual language use. The book critiques the status of fluid language use as a more "natural" language practice and in turn, its greater potential for corresponding social transformation, demonstrating the value of linguistic fixity and the continuous debate between fixity and fluidity in multilingual speakers' lives. In providing these accounts, the book seeks not to advocate for linguistic fixity or fluidity, but to argue that sociolinguists pay close attention to the way both types of linguistic practice open up or close down avenues for social transformation. This collection is a key reading for graduate students and scholars in sociolinguistics, multilingualism, and linguistic anthropology.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Politics and Big Data by
Cover of the book Community, Identity and the State by
Cover of the book Seeing Religion by
Cover of the book Opening Doors: Life and Work of Joseph Schumpeter by
Cover of the book Unity and Fragmentation in Psychology by
Cover of the book Palladio's Children by
Cover of the book Modern Employment Law by
Cover of the book The Mathematics of Collective Action by
Cover of the book Formal and Informal Work by
Cover of the book Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theory in Early Modern Europe by
Cover of the book Everyday Evils by
Cover of the book Shamans in Asia by
Cover of the book Contrasts in Criminal Justice: Getting from Here to There by
Cover of the book Self, War, and Society by
Cover of the book Differential Aesthetics by
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy