Hungarian As a Pluricentric Language in Language and Literature

Hungarian As a Pluricentric Language in Language and Literature

Author: Rudolf Muhr

Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften

Published: 2020-04-03

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 9783631809754

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This book comprises 19 chapters that deal with Hungarian as a pluricentric language in language and literature. It is the first comprehensive publication of its kind and It contains works on both the linguistic and literary aspects of the pluricentricity of the Hungarian language. The authors come from five countries: Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine. They give an overview of the pluricentricity of Hungarian, its identity function and the many effects of the pluricentricity in terminology, toponyms and family names as well as about problems in language education. The pluricentricity of literary language and language contact is described in detail. This book is the ninth volume published by the "International Working Group on non-dominant varie-ties of pluricentric languages."


How Does Having a Russian Mother Tongue and Living in Hungary Influence Learning English?

How Does Having a Russian Mother Tongue and Living in Hungary Influence Learning English?

Author: Eniko Jakus

Publisher: GRIN Verlag

Published: 2011-05

Total Pages: 37

ISBN-13: 3640912357

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Seminar paper from the year 2011 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Other, grade: sehr gut, Eötvös Loránd Tudományegytem, language: English, abstract: Nowadays, in a globalized world where cross-cultural relationships are of key importance, multilingualism becomes more and more common, as well as families of mixed nations using more than one language. As a result of these, more and more children are growing up as bilingual or even as trilingual. It is interesting how these children can acquire two or more languages on a native-like level in their early childhood and how they learn foreign languages later at school. The aim of this paper is to explore this field using a case study of a Russian-Hungarian bilingual woman in Hungary. The purpose of the research is to find out what influences the bilingual background could have on the person's foreign language learning, especially on learning English. The main question to be answered in this paper is: How does having a Russian-Hungarian mother tongue influence learning English? The hypothesized result is that the bilingual research participant experiences many positive factors because she already speaks two languages which is a cognitive advantage for her.


Code-Switching to English in the German as a Second Foreign Language Classroom

Code-Switching to English in the German as a Second Foreign Language Classroom

Author: Olcay Sert

Publisher:

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 13

ISBN-13:

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This study is built upon an understanding of a wide range of variables including foreign language education in Turkey, the sociolinguistic profile of English, the phenomena of code-switching, language transfer (in particular second language transfer in third language production), teaching of a second foreign language after English, plurilingualism in Europe and ELT [English Language Teaching] curricula in Turkey. The findings introduce a new variable to the Multiple Effects Principle put forward by Selinker & Lakshmanan (1993), which refers to some variables that affect second language transfer in third language production. (Contains 1 footnote.).


Pluricentric Languages

Pluricentric Languages

Author: Heinz Leonhard Kretzenbacher

Publisher: Österreichisches Deutsch ¿ Sprache der Gegenwart

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9783631664339

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This volume presents a selection of papers from the «3rd International Conference on Non-Dominant Varieties of Pluricentric Languages» that was held in 2014 at the University of Surrey, Guildford (UK). The papers in section one deal with the theoretical aspects of pluricentricity and methods of description of the variations in pluricentric languages. Section two contains a number of papers about «new» pluricentric languages and «new» non-dominant varieties that have not been described before. Section three showcases pluricentric languages that are used alongside indigenous languages and section four deals with the pluricentricity of special languages.


Pluricentricity

Pluricentricity

Author: Augusto Soares da Silva

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter

Published: 2013-11-27

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 3110303647

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The "one-nation-one-language" assumption is as unrealistic as the well-known Chomskyan ideal of a homogeneous speech community. Linguistic pluricentricity is a common and widespread phenomenon; it can be understood as either differing national standards or differing local norms. The nine studies collected in this volume explore the sociocultural, conceptual and structural dimensions of variation and change within pluricentric languages, with specific emphasis on the relationship between national varieties. They include research undertaken in both the Cognitive Linguistic and socolinguistic tradition, with particular emphasis upon the emerging framework of Cognitive Sociolinguistics. Six languages, all more or less pluricentric, are analyzed: four Germanic languages (English, German, Dutch and Swedish) and two Romance languages (Portuguese and French). The volume describes patterns of phonetic, lexical and morphosyntactic variation, and perception and attitudes in relation to these pluricentric languages. It makes use of advanced empirical methods able to account for the complex interplay between conceptual and social aspects of pluricentric variation and other forms of language-internal variation.


The Pluricentricity Debate

The Pluricentricity Debate

Author: Stefan Dollinger

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-12-18

Total Pages: 138

ISBN-13: 9780367728847

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This book unpacks a 30-year debate about the pluricentricity of German. It examines the concept of pluricentricity, an idea implicit to the study of World Englishes, which expressly allows for national standard varieties, and the notion of "pluri-areality," which seeks to challenge the former. Looking at the debate from three angles - methodological, theoretical, and epistemological - the volume draws on data from German and English, with additional perspectives from Dutch, Luxembourgish, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian, to establish if and to what degree "pluri-areality" and pluricentricity model various sociolinguistic situations adequately. Dollinger argues that "pluri-areality" is synonymous with "geographical variation" and, as such, no match for pluricentricity. Instead, "pluri-areality" presupposes an atheoretical, supposedly "neutral", data-driven linguistics that violates basic science-theoretical principles. Three fail-safes are suggested - the uniformitarian hypothesis, Popper's theory of falsification and speaker attitudes - to avoid philological incompatibilities and terminological clutter. This book is of particular interest to scholars in sociolinguistics, World Englishes, Germanic languages and linguists more generally.


How to Learn a Foreign Language

How to Learn a Foreign Language

Author: Paul Pimsleur

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2013-10

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 1442369027

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In this entertaining and groundbreaking book, Dr. Paul Pimsleur, creator of the renowned Pimsleur Method, the world leader in audio-based language learning, shows how anyone can learn to speak a foreign language. If learning a language in high school left you bruised, with a sense that there was no way you can learn another language, How to Learn a Foreign Language will restore your sense of hope. In simple, straightforward terms, Dr. Pimsleur will help you learn grammar (seamlessly), vocabulary, and how to practice pronunciation (and come out sounding like a native). The key is the simplicity and directness of Pimsleur’s approach to a daunting subject, breaking it down piece by piece, demystifying the process along the way. Dr. Pimsleur draws on his own language learning trials and tribulations offering practical advice for overcoming the obstacles so many of us face. Originally published in 1980, How to Learn a Foreign Language is now available on the 50th anniversary of Dr. Pimsleur’s publication of the first of his first audio courses that embodied the concepts and methods found here. It's a fascinating glimpse into the inner workings of the mind of this amazing pioneer of language learning.


Global Englishes for Language Teaching

Global Englishes for Language Teaching

Author: Heath Rose

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2019-01-24

Total Pages: 277

ISBN-13: 1107162734

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Provides a ground-breaking attempt to unite discussions on the pedagogical implications of the global spread of English, and lobby for change.