Language Is Politics [electronic resource] : Exploring an Ecological Approach to Language.
Splunder, Frank van.| Call Number | 306.44 |
| Author | Splunder, Frank van. |
| Title | Language Is Politics Exploring an Ecological Approach to Language. |
| Publication | Milton : Routledge, 2019. |
| Physical Description | 1 online resource (151 p.) |
| Notes | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Contents | Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Part 1: Language is politics; 1. The language myth; The invention of a myth; The politics of language; 2. The origin of language; Colourless green ideas; Natural and artificial languages; Animal talk; 3. Imagined communities; Language and identity; Language ideologies; Imagining new communities; 4. Language as a construction; A dialect with an army; Naming and shaming; Constructing languages; 5. The pecking order of languages; World languages and other languages; The top ten of languages Language and power6. The power of English; English as a world language; The rise of English; English in business, politics, and education; 7. Language and war; The war of words; The killing fields of language; The tsunami of English; 8. Life and death of languages; The struggle for life; Language birth; Language death; 9. Towards an ecological approach to language; Language and politics; Language and ecology; Part 2: Personal language histories; 1. Aim and scope; 2. Asia; Ifugao, the Philippines; Thane, India; Taipei, Taiwan; 3. Africa; Cairo, Egypt; Dodoma, Tanzania; Bujumbura, Burundi 4. PacificRahui-Pok̄eka, New Zealand; 5. Latin America; Managua, Nicaragua; Camagüey, Cuba; 6. Europe; Mitrovica, Kosovo; Aarhus, Denmark; References; Index |
| Summary | Language is Politics discusses power relations between languages in the world, with a particular focus on English. Even though English is the most widely spoken and the most powerful language worldwide, it is not the lingua franca it is often supposed to be. The basic tenet of this book is that languages do not exist in the natural world; they are artefacts made by humans. The book debunks some common myths about language and it suggests that we should be more modest in our assumptions, for instance concerning the linguistic uniqueness of our own species. The author argues in favour of an ecological or balanced approach to language. This approach sees humans and other animals as part of the larger ecosystems that life depends on. As in nature, diversity is crucial to the survival of languages. The current linguistic ecosystem is out of balance, and this book shows that education can help to restore the balance and cope with the challenges of a multilingual and multicultural world. With an ecological approach to language and a focus on narratives andpersonal language histories, this will be key reading for researchers and academics, as well as students of English language and linguistics. |
| Subject | LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication SOCIOLINGUISTICS. IDENTITY (PSYCHOLOGY) LANGUAGE AND CULTURE. |
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| Summary | Language is Politics discusses power relations between languages in the world, with a particular focus on English. Even though English is the most widely spoken and the most powerful language worldwide, it is not the lingua franca it is often supposed to be. The basic tenet of this book is that languages do not exist in the natural world; they are artefacts made by humans. The book debunks some common myths about language and it suggests that we should be more modest in our assumptions, for instance concerning the linguistic uniqueness of our own species. The author argues in favour of an ecological or balanced approach to language. This approach sees humans and other animals as part of the larger ecosystems that life depends on. As in nature, diversity is crucial to the survival of languages. The current linguistic ecosystem is out of balance, and this book shows that education can help to restore the balance and cope with the challenges of a multilingual and multicultural world. With an ecological approach to language and a focus on narratives andpersonal language histories, this will be key reading for researchers and academics, as well as students of English language and linguistics. |
| Notes | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Contents | Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Part 1: Language is politics; 1. The language myth; The invention of a myth; The politics of language; 2. The origin of language; Colourless green ideas; Natural and artificial languages; Animal talk; 3. Imagined communities; Language and identity; Language ideologies; Imagining new communities; 4. Language as a construction; A dialect with an army; Naming and shaming; Constructing languages; 5. The pecking order of languages; World languages and other languages; The top ten of languages Language and power6. The power of English; English as a world language; The rise of English; English in business, politics, and education; 7. Language and war; The war of words; The killing fields of language; The tsunami of English; 8. Life and death of languages; The struggle for life; Language birth; Language death; 9. Towards an ecological approach to language; Language and politics; Language and ecology; Part 2: Personal language histories; 1. Aim and scope; 2. Asia; Ifugao, the Philippines; Thane, India; Taipei, Taiwan; 3. Africa; Cairo, Egypt; Dodoma, Tanzania; Bujumbura, Burundi 4. PacificRahui-Pok̄eka, New Zealand; 5. Latin America; Managua, Nicaragua; Camagüey, Cuba; 6. Europe; Mitrovica, Kosovo; Aarhus, Denmark; References; Index |
| Subject | LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication SOCIOLINGUISTICS. IDENTITY (PSYCHOLOGY) LANGUAGE AND CULTURE. |
| Multimedia |