Language in the 21st Century
Language in the 21st Century

Author: Humphrey Tonkin

Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing

Published: 2003-01-01

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 9781588113849

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What is the future of languages in an increasingly globalized world? Are we moving toward the use of a single language for global communication, or are there ways of managing language diversity at the international level? Can we, or should we, maintain a balance between the global need to communicate and the maintenance of local and regional identities and cultures? What is the role of education, of language rights, of language equality in this volatile global linguistic mix? A group of leading scholars in sociolinguistics and language policy examines trends in language use across the world to find answers to these questions and to make predictions about likely outcomes. Highlighted in the discussion are, among other issues, the rapidly changing role of English, the equally rapid decline and death of small languages, the future of the major European languages, the international use of constructed languages like Esperanto, and, not least, the question of what role applied scholarship can and should play in mapping and influencing the future.

Studying Language Change in the 21st Century
Studying Language Change in the 21st Century

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Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2022-08-29

Total Pages: 407

ISBN-13: 9004510575

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The volume brings together contributions by scholars working in different theoretical frameworks interested in systematic explanation of language change and the interrelation between current linguistic theories and modern analytical tools and methodology. Τhe integrative basis of all work is the special focus on phenomena at the interface of semantics and syntax and the implications of corpus-based, quantitative analyses for researching diachrony.

Historical Linguistics
Historical Linguistics

Author: Donald A. Ringe

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2013-01-24

Total Pages: 329

ISBN-13: 0521583322

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This innovative textbook demonstrates the mutual relevance of historical linguistics and contemporary linguistics.

Early Language Learning Policy in the 21st Century
Early Language Learning Policy in the 21st Century

Author: Subhan Zein

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2021-09-22

Total Pages: 317

ISBN-13: 3030762513

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This volume analyses the policymaking, expectations, implementation, progress, and outcomes of early language learning in various education policy contexts worldwide. The contributors to the volume are international researchers specialising in language policy and early language learning and their contributions aim to advance scholarship on early language learning policies and inform policymaking at the global level. The languages considered include learning English as a second language in primary schools in Japan, Mexico, Serbia, Argentina, and Tanzania; Spanish language education in the US and Australia; Arabic as a second language in Israel and Bangladesh; Chinese in South America and Oceania; and finally, early German teaching and learning in France and the UK.

Watching English Change
Watching English Change

Author: Laurie Bauer

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-06-03

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 1317894057

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Examines the ways language has changed in the twentieth century. It concentrates on standard English and takes a historical rather than sociolinguistic view of the changes which have occurred.

Language, Youth and Identity in the 21st Century
Language, Youth and Identity in the 21st Century

Author: Jacomine Nortier

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2015-03-19

Total Pages: 369

ISBN-13: 1107016983

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This volume explores and compares linguistic practices among young people in linguistically and culturally diverse urban spaces.

Questions About Language
Questions About Language

Author: Laurie Bauer

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-05-19

Total Pages: 137

ISBN-13: 1000043371

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Questions About Language sets out to answer, in a readable yet insightful format, a series of vital questions about language, some of which language specialists are regularly asked, and some of which are so surprising that only the specialists think about them. In this handy guide, sixteen language experts answer challenging questions about language, from What makes a language a language? to Do people swear because they don’t know enough words? Illustrating the complexity of human language, and the way in which we use it, the twelve chapters each end with a section on further reading for anyone interested in following up on the topic. Covering core questions about language, this is essential reading for both students new to language and linguistics and the interested general reader.

Teaching Writing in the Twenty-First Century
Teaching Writing in the Twenty-First Century

Author: Beth L. Hewett

Publisher: Modern Language Association

Published: 2021-12-30

Total Pages: 487

ISBN-13: 160329547X

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Teaching Writing in the Twenty-First Century is a comprehensive introduction to writing instruction in an increasingly digital world. It provides both a theoretical background and detailed practical guidance to writing instructors faced with novel and ever-changing digital learning technologies, new approaches to access needs and usability design, increasing student diversity, and the multiliteracies of reading, alphabetic writing, and multimodal composition. A companion volume, Administering Writing Programs in the Twenty-First Century, considers the role of administrators in addressing these issues. Covering all aspects of teaching online, various composition genres, and the technologies available to teachers, Teaching Writing in the Twenty-First Century addresses composing processes and approaches; designing and scaffolding assignments; providing response, feedback, and evaluation; communicating effectively; and supporting students. These strategic and practical ideas are prefaced by a history of the relation between composition and rhetoric and a guide to diversity, inclusion, and access. The volume ends with a chapter on envisioning the future of composition.

Language Change
Language Change

Author: Jean Aitchison

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 9780521795357

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This is a lucid and up-to-date overview of language change. It discusses where our evidence about language change comes from, how and why changes happen, and how languages begin and end. It considers both changes which occurred long ago, and those currently in progress. It does this within the framework of one central question - is language change a symptom of progress or decay? It concludes that language is neither progressing nor decaying, but that an understanding of the factors surrounding change is essential for anyone concerned about language alteration. For this substantially revised third edition, Jean Aitchison has included two new chapters on change of meaning and grammaticalization. Sections on new methods of reconstruction and ongoing chain shifts in Britain and America have also been added as well as over 150 new references. The work remains non-technical in style and accessible to readers with no previous knowledge of linguistics.

The Sense of Style
The Sense of Style

Author: Steven Pinker

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2014-09-30

Total Pages: 370

ISBN-13: 069817030X

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“Charming and erudite," from the author of Rationality and Enlightenment Now, "The wit and insight and clarity he brings . . . is what makes this book such a gem.” —Time.com Why is so much writing so bad, and how can we make it better? Is the English language being corrupted by texting and social media? Do the kids today even care about good writing—and why should we care? From the author of The Better Angels of Our Nature and Enlightenment Now. In this entertaining and eminently practical book, the cognitive scientist, dictionary consultant, and New York Times–bestselling author Steven Pinker rethinks the usage guide for the twenty-first century. Using examples of great and gruesome modern prose while avoiding the scolding tone and Spartan tastes of the classic manuals, he shows how the art of writing can be a form of pleasurable mastery and a fascinating intellectual topic in its own right. The Sense of Style is for writers of all kinds, and for readers who are interested in letters and literature and are curious about the ways in which the sciences of mind can illuminate how language works at its best.