Language Obsolescence and Revitalization Linguistic Change in Two Sociolinguistically Contrasting Welsh Communities |
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| Author:
| Jones, Mari C. |
| Series title: | Oxford Studies in Language Contact |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-823711-2 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 1998 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $450.86AUD $566.00 |
Book Description:
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Mari C. Jones's book is the first to examine developments in contemporary Welsh with reference to both language death and standardization. She bases her study on extensive fieldwork in two sociolinguistically contrasting communities and examines agents of revitalization, such as immersion schools and the media, and the effect they are having on Welsh. She explores and discusses the position of Breton and Cornish by way of comparison.
Mari C. Jones's book is the first to examine developments in contemporary Welsh with reference to both language death and standardization. She bases her study on extensive fieldwork in two sociolinguistically contrasting communities and examines agents of revitalization, such as immersion schools and the media, and the effect they are having on Welsh. She explores and discusses the position of Breton and Cornish by way of comparison.