Language Interrupted
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Language Interrupted
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Author : John McWhorter
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2007-06-18
Language Interrupted written by John McWhorter and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-06-18 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Foreigners often say that English language is "easy." A language like Spanish is challenging in its variety of verb endings (the verb speak is conjugated hablo, hablas, hablamos), and gender for nouns, whereas English is more straight forward (I speak, you speak, we speak). But linguists generally swat down claims that certain languages are "easier" than others, since it is assumed all languages are complex to the same degree. For example, they will point to English's use of the word "do" -- Do you know French? This usage is counter-intuitive and difficult for non-native speakers. Linguist John McWhorter agrees that all languages are complex, but questions whether or not they are all equally complex. The topic of complexity has become a hot issue in recent years, particularly in creole studies, historical linguistics, and language contact. As McWhorter describes, when languages came into contact over the years (when French speakers ruled the English for a few centuries, or the vikings invaded England), a large number of speakers are forced to learn a new language quickly, and this came up with a simplified version, a pidgin. When this ultimately turns into a "real" language, a creole, the result is still simpler and less complex than a "non-interrupted" language that has been around for a long time. McWhorter makes the case that this kind of simplification happens in degrees, and criticizes linguists who are reluctant to say that, for example, English is simply simpler than Spanish for socio-historical reasons. He analyzes how various languages that seem simple but are not creoles, actually are simpler than they would be if they had not been broken down by large numbers of adult learners. In addition to English, he looks at Mandarin Chinese, Persian, Malay, and some Arabic varieties. His work will interest not just experts in creole studies and historical linguistics, but the wider community interested in language complexity.
Hebrew Texts And Language Of The Second Temple Period
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language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2021-05-25
Hebrew Texts And Language Of The Second Temple Period written by and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-25 with Religion categories.
The 21 essays in this volume deal with the language and text of Hebrew corpora from the Second Temple period. They were originally presented at the Eighth International Symposium on the Hebrew of the Dead Sea Scrolls and Ben Sira, held in January 2016 in Jerusalem. Most of the papers focus on the Hebrew of the Dead Sea Scrolls in the light of First and Second Temple Hebrew. A few of the contributions are devoted primarily to the language of Ben Sira, Samaritan Hebrew, and Mishnaic Hebrew. You will find discussions of orthography, phonology, morphology, syntax, lexicon, language contact, and sociolinguistics.
Language In Zambia
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Author : Sirarpi Ohannessian
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-09-20
Language In Zambia written by Sirarpi Ohannessian and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-20 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Originally published in 1978, this volume is divided into 3 parts. Part 1 presents an overview of the linguistic situation in Zambia: who speaks which languages, where they are spoken, what these languages are like. Special emphasis is given to the extensive survey of the languages of the Kafue basin, where extensive changes and relocations have taken place. Part 2 is on language use: patterns of competence and of extension for certain languages in urban settings, configurations of comprehension across language boundaries, how selected groups of multilinguals employ each of their languages and for what purposes, what languages are used in radio and television broadcasting and how decisions to use or not use a language are made. Part 3 involves language and formal education: what languages, Zambian and foreign, are used at various levels int he schools, which are taught, with what curricula, methods, how teachers are trained, how issues such as adult literacy are approached and with what success.
Body Paper Stage
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Author : Tami Spry
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-06-16
Body Paper Stage written by Tami Spry and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-16 with Art categories.
Tami Spry provides a methodological introduction to the budding field of performative autoethnography including examplars and exercises for the novice.
The Acquisition Of Heritage Languages
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Author : Silvina Montrul
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2016
The Acquisition Of Heritage Languages written by Silvina Montrul and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
An authoritative overview of research into heritage language acquisition, covering key terminological and empirical issues, theoretical approaches, and research methodologies.
Memory Speaks
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Author : Julie Sedivy
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2021-10-19
Memory Speaks written by Julie Sedivy and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-19 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
As immigrants and others are engulfed by dominant societies, the connection to their ancestral tongues is routinely severed. Julie Sedivy takes on the science and politics of language loss, offering lessons for the renewal and preservation of heritage languages, alongside her own moving story of language loss and accompanying personal crisis.
Agendas For Language Learning Research
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Author : Lourdes Ortega
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2013-03-18
Agendas For Language Learning Research written by Lourdes Ortega and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-18 with Education categories.
Currents in Language Learning provides programmatic state-of-the-art overviews of current issues in the language sciences and their applications in first, second, and bi/multilingual language acquisition in naturalistic and tutored contexts. Draws on interdisciplinary perspectives from linguistics, psychology, education, anthropology, sociology, cognitive science, and neuroscience Brings together a team of leading linguists to explore current issues Develops research agendas in areas including: progress and relevance in second language acquisition; usage-based linguistics; age effects in language learning; second language pragmatics; vocabulary knowledge; transfer of learning in second language instruction; language, literacy, and culture; academic language development in schools; practice theory; and evolutionary perspectives on language
Congruence In Contact Induced Language Change
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Author : Juliane Besters-Dilger
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Release Date : 2014-01-31
Congruence In Contact Induced Language Change written by Juliane Besters-Dilger and has been published by Walter de Gruyter this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-31 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Modern contact linguistics has primarily focused on contact between languages that are genetically unrelated and structurally distant. This compendium of articles looks instead at the effects of pre–existing structural congruency between the affected languages at the time of their initial contact, using the Romance and Slavic languages as examples. In contact of this kind, both genetic and typological similarities play a part.
The Adaptive Value Of Languages Non Linguistic Causes Of Language Diversity
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Author : Antonio Benítez-Burraco
language : en
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
Release Date : 2018-11-08
The Adaptive Value Of Languages Non Linguistic Causes Of Language Diversity written by Antonio Benítez-Burraco and has been published by Frontiers Media SA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-08 with categories.
The goal of this eBook is to shed light on the non-linguistic causes of language diversity, and in particular, to explore the possibility that some aspects of the structure of languages may result from an adaptation to the natural and/or human-made environment. Traditionally, language diversity has been claimed to result from random, internally-motivated changes in language structure. However, ongoing research suggests instead that different factors that are external to language can promote language change and ultimately account for aspects of language diversity, specifically features of the social and physical environments. The contributions in this eBook discuss whether some aspects of languages are an adaptation to ecological, social, or even technological niches.
Language Change In Central Asia
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Author : Elise S. Ahn
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2016-01-15
Language Change In Central Asia written by Elise S. Ahn and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-15 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Twenty years after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan are still undergoing numerous transitions. This book examines various language issues in relation to current discussions about national identity, education, and changing notions of socio-cultural capital in Central Asia.