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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Mari C Jones |
| ISBN: | 0198237111 9780198237112 |
| OCLC Number: | 37239005 |
| Description: | viii, 452 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | 1. Introduction -- 2. Case Study I: The Gwenhwyseg Dialect -- 3. Case Study II: The Rhosllannerchrugog Dialect -- 4. Language and Dialect Death: Socio-Political and Linguistic Considerations -- 5. Comparison with the Other Varieties of P-Celtic: Is Language Obsolescence Predictable? -- 6. Conclusion -- App. I. The Phonology of the Gwenhwyseg Dialect -- App. II. The Phonology of the Rhosilannerchrugog Dialect. |
| Series Title: | Oxford studies in language contact. |
| Responsibility: | Mari C. Jones. |
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This book is an extremely valuable contribution to the study of the sociolinguistics of language contact. Its exploration of language and dialect loss is data-rich from the detailed studies of Welsh and Breton undertaken by the author, and its importance for language planning in Wales cannot be over-emphasized. Martin J. Ball, Journal of Sociolinguistics Read more...
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Related Subjects:(14)
- Welsh language -- Social aspects -- Wales.
- Welsh language -- Variation -- Wales.
- Welsh language -- Obsolete words.
- Languages in contact -- Wales.
- Community life -- Wales.
- Social change -- Wales.
- Welsh.
- Sociale aspecten.
- Taalpolitiek.
- Uitstervende talen.
- Taalcontact.
- Sprachtod.
- Soziolinguistik.
- Kymrisch.
