Regimenting languages / Paul V. Kroskrity -- Language ideology and linguistic differentiation / Judith T. Irvine and Susan Gal -- Whorfianism and the linguistic imagination of nationality / Michael ...

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Introduction: language ideology: science fiction? -- The linguistic facts of life -- The myth of non-accent -- The standard language myth -- Language ideology and the language subordination model -- ...

The project will increase scientific knowledge about modern-day multilingualism and language contact as well as improving understanding about language-related issues in Finland. The key goal of the ...

For this past year, language issues have been prominent in the national media, making the vitality of the Finnish language a common topic of discussion. The LAIF research project, funded by the Kone ...

Kenyan author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o once described language as “the most important vehicle through which that [colonial] power fascinated and held the soul prisoner”. He illustrated this with a disturbing ...

Language standardization involves minimizing variation, especially in written forms of language. That process includes judgments about people who don’t or can’t use the standard forms. These kinds of ...

Contrary to statements made by previous researchers, Muskogee women are linguistically active in ceremonial public spheres, though through the use of genres that differ significantly from men's. One ...