Language and Ethnicity in Minority Sociolinguistic Perspective

This book brings together a selection of Professor Fishman's writings on language and ethnicity in minority perspective. Joshua Fishman's well-known dedication to worldwide cultural democracy and cultural pluralism shines through all of these selections and unifies them philosophically as well as scientifically.

About the author

Joshua A. Fishman is retired Emeritus Distinguished University Research Professor (Yeshiva University and Stanford University) and a frequent award recipient, lecturer, and publisher. He is also the co-founder of the field of sociolinguistics and founding editor of The International Journal of the Sociology of Language.

Product details

• Authors: Albert Ed Fishman, Albert Ed. Fishman, Joshua A Fishman, Joshua A. Fishman
• Publisher: Multilingual Matters
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.1989
• EAN: 9781853590054
• ISBN: 978-1-85359-005-4
• No. of pages: 728
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 42 mm
• Weight: 1010 g
• Series: Multilingual Matters
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories