Susan Tamasi, Lamont Antieau

Language and Linguistic Diversity in the US (eBook, ePUB)

An Introduction

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A fresh and unique take on a widely taught topic, Language and Linguistic Diversity in the US discusses the many languages and forms of language that have been used in the US and shows how this distribution and diversity of languages has helped shape and define America and an American identity. This accessible volume introduces the basic concepts of sociolinguistics and the politics of language, and is ideal for readers with no prior knowledge of the field.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Dezember 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136579042
• Artikelnr.: 41835994

Autorenporträt

Susan Tamasi is Senior Lecturer and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Program in Linguistics, Emory University. She has presented at NWAV, AAAL, Sociolinguistics Symposium, and American Dialect Society, Her areas of research include sociolinguistics, language variation, language attitudes, American English, and health communication.

Lamont Antieau is an independent language consultant who has held positions as Research Associate (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee), Visiting Instructor (Western Carolina University), and Lecturer (Mississippi State University). He has presented at NWAV, American Dialect Society, Southeastern Conference on Linguistics, and International Association of Forensic Linguists. His areas of research include language variation, dialectology, American English, corpus linguistics, and biomedical informatics.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Language and Linguistics 2. Grammar, Standardization, and Language
Authorities 3. Language Attitudes 4. Colonial American English 5. Regional
Variation in American English 6. Social Variation in American English 7.
African American English 8. Standard American English 9. Multilingual
America 10. Spanish as a Heritage Language 11. Other Heritage Languages 12.
Native American Languages 13. Pidgins and Creoles in the United States 14.
American Sign Language 15. Official English