Dynamics of Linguistic Diversity [1 ed.] 9789027265814, 9789027214195

Diversity and Super-Diversity: Sociocultural Linguistic Perspectives 1626164223, 9781626164222

Sociocultural linguistics has long conceived of languages as well-bounded, separate codes. But the increasing diversity

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Linguistic Diversity in Europe: Current Trends and Discourses 9783110270884, 9783110270839

This book, which emerges in the context of the European research network LINEE (Languages in a Network of European Excel

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Multilingualism: Understanding Linguistic Diversity 9781350195400, 9781350195417, 9781350195448, 9781350195431

Multilingualism is everywhere in our globalised society. Delving into the 'social life' of languages, John Edw

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Linguistic Relativities : Language Diversity and Modern Thought 9780511988936, 9780521767828

There are more than six thousand human languages, each one unique. For the last five hundred years, people have argued a

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Mapping Linguistic Diversity in Multicultural Contexts 9783110207347, 9783110195910, 9783110196214

Within the European context, linguistic diversity can be studied at the level of both official state languages and non-n

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Language Disabilities in Cultural and Linguistic Diversity 9781847691613

This book offers a solution to the familiar dilemma of decoding communication difficulties for learners developing the l

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Expanding the Linguistic Landscape: Linguistic Diversity, Multimodality and the Use of Space as a Semiotic Resource 9781788922166

The very latest empirical research in the fields of linguistic landscapes and semiotics This book provides a forum for

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Linguistic Dynamics: Discourses, Procedures and Evolution 9783110850949, 9783110101157

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Adaptive Languages: An Information-Theoretic Account of Linguistic Diversity 9783110560107, 9783110557589, 9783110557770, 2018941192

Languages carry information. To fulfil this purpose, they employ a multitude of coding strategies. This book explores a

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Language Change and Linguistic Diversity: Studies in Honour of Lyle Campbell 9781474488143

Explores advances in the fields of language documentation, language change and historical linguistics 13 chapters presen

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