Demographic And Socioeconomic Basis Of Ethnolinguistics
by Jacob S. Siegel /
2017 / English / PDF
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This book presents a description and analysis of sociolinguistics
written from a demographer’s perspective. It synthesizes
the data on the materials, methods, and issues of this
interdisciplinary field, pulling together the scattered materials
published in this area into a coherent whole. Drawing on a
wide range of sciences in addition to demography and
sociolinguistics, including sociology, anthropology, statistics,
psychology, neuroscience, and public policy, the book treats
theoretical and applied issues, links methods and substantive
findings, covers both national and international materials, and
provides prehistorical, historical, and contemporary
illustrations. The book treats the theoretical issue of how the
language we use develops socially on a base of linguistic genetic
capacity and the practical issue of how the intervention of the
state and public figures may profoundly alter the natural
evolution of the language. As such, this book will appeal to a
wide range of users, from students to teachers and practitioners
of social demography, sociolinguistics, cultural anthropology,
and particularly to those social scientists interested in ethnic
studies and human migration.
This book presents a description and analysis of sociolinguistics
written from a demographer’s perspective. It synthesizes
the data on the materials, methods, and issues of this
interdisciplinary field, pulling together the scattered materials
published in this area into a coherent whole. Drawing on a
wide range of sciences in addition to demography and
sociolinguistics, including sociology, anthropology, statistics,
psychology, neuroscience, and public policy, the book treats
theoretical and applied issues, links methods and substantive
findings, covers both national and international materials, and
provides prehistorical, historical, and contemporary
illustrations. The book treats the theoretical issue of how the
language we use develops socially on a base of linguistic genetic
capacity and the practical issue of how the intervention of the
state and public figures may profoundly alter the natural
evolution of the language. As such, this book will appeal to a
wide range of users, from students to teachers and practitioners
of social demography, sociolinguistics, cultural anthropology,
and particularly to those social scientists interested in ethnic
studies and human migration.
