Language Adaptation / Florian Coulmas

Public ISBD Titre : Language Adaptation Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Florian Coulmas, Auteur Mention d'édition : 1er édition Editeur : Cambridge University Press Année de publication : 2009 Importance : 198 p Présentation : couv. ill. en coul., Format : 23 x 15 cm ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-521-10747-1 Langues : Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : 400 Langage Résumé : Language Adaptation examines the process by which a speech community is forced to adopt an active role in making its language suitable for changing functional requirements. This wide-ranging collection of essays looks at this phenomenon from a variety of historical and synchronic perspectives, and brings together the work of a number of leading scholars in the field. Several different languages are examined at different stages of their history, including Hebrew, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Kiswahili, German and Hindi. This well-informed book is a significant contribution to the existing literature on language planning, and is the first to use one theoretical concept to deal with the relationship between natural and deliberate language change. It shows that language adaptation is a particular aspect of language change, and thus establishes a link between the social and the historical study of language. It will appeal to graduate students and professionals in linguistics and the social sciences, as well as to practitioners of language planning. Language Adaptation [texte imprimé] / Florian Coulmas, Auteur  . -  1er édition . - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2009 . - 198 p : couv. ill. en coul., ; 23 x 15 cm. ISBN : 978-0-521-10747-1 Langues : Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : 400 Langage Résumé : Language Adaptation examines the process by which a speech community is forced to adopt an active role in making its language suitable for changing functional requirements. This wide-ranging collection of essays looks at this phenomenon from a variety of historical and synchronic perspectives, and brings together the work of a number of leading scholars in the field. Several different languages are examined at different stages of their history, including Hebrew, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Kiswahili, German and Hindi. This well-informed book is a significant contribution to the existing literature on language planning, and is the first to use one theoretical concept to deal with the relationship between natural and deliberate language change. It shows that language adaptation is a particular aspect of language change, and thus establishes a link between the social and the historical study of language. It will appeal to graduate students and professionals in linguistics and the social sciences, as well as to practitioners of language planning.

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Writing and Society : an introduction / Florian Coulmas

Public ISBD Titre : Writing and Society : an introduction Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Florian Coulmas, Auteur Editeur : Cambridge University Press Année de publication : February 7, 2013 Importance : 193 pages Présentation : File size ‏ : ‎ 3.2 MB ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-1-139-61409-2 Langues : Français (fre) Langues originales : Français (fre) Index. décimale : 302 Interaction sociale : classer ici la psychologie sociale, la sociométrie Résumé : How does writing relate to speech? What impact does it have on social organisation and development? How do unwritten languages differ from those that have a written form and tradition? This book is a general account of the place of writing in society. Drawing on contemporary and historical examples, from clay tablets to touchscreen displays, the book explores the functions of writing and written language, analysing its consequences for language, society, economy and politics. It examines the social causes of illiteracy, demonstrating that institutions of central importance to modern society are built upon writing and written texts, and are characterised by specific forms of communication. It explores the social dimensions of spelling and writing reform, as well as of digital literacy, a new mode of expression and communication posing novel challenges to the student of language in society. Writing and Society : an introduction [texte imprimé] / Florian Coulmas, Auteur . - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, February 7, 2013 . - 193 pages : File size ‏ : ‎ 3.2 MB. ISBN : 978-1-139-61409-2 Langues : Français (fre) Langues originales : Français (fre) Index. décimale : 302 Interaction sociale : classer ici la psychologie sociale, la sociométrie Résumé : How does writing relate to speech? What impact does it have on social organisation and development? How do unwritten languages differ from those that have a written form and tradition? This book is a general account of the place of writing in society. Drawing on contemporary and historical examples, from clay tablets to touchscreen displays, the book explores the functions of writing and written language, analysing its consequences for language, society, economy and politics. It examines the social causes of illiteracy, demonstrating that institutions of central importance to modern society are built upon writing and written texts, and are characterised by specific forms of communication. It explores the social dimensions of spelling and writing reform, as well as of digital literacy, a new mode of expression and communication posing novel challenges to the student of language in society.

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