Language Activism - The Role of Scholars in Linguistic Reform and Social Change

"Language Activism: The Role of Scholars in Linguistic Reform and Social Change brings forward state-of-the-art theoretical elaborations of language activism and presents depictions and discussions of personal in-field research and teaching experiences involving some form of social engagement and activism. The authors are language scholars with broad and diverse research experiences, who offer an array of different perspectives on language activism. Their reflections are based on work carried out in different subfields of linguistics (sociolinguistics, applied linguistics, language endangerment, language policy, and philosophy of language), on a range of topics and in diverse research contexts, from The Arctic to the South of Africa, and from the Middle East and Europe to Latin and North America"--

Summary

Bringing together an interdisciplinary group of scholars, this book explores the role of language researchers in language activism. It is essential reading for anyone considering the need for scholarly engagement with the public and the communities in which they work, and the impact that this activism can have on society.

Product details

• Authors: Cecelia (City University of New York) Ryne Cutler
• Assisted by: Cecelia Cutler (Editor), Cutler Cecelia (Editor), Unn Røyneland (Editor), Zvjezdana Vrzić (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2025
• EAN: 9781108833165
• ISBN: 978-1-108-83316-5
• No. of pages: 262
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; Philosophy of Language, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics, PHILOSOPHY / Language, Sociolinguistics