Description
This book consists of theoretical chapters dealing with the why, what and how of RLS, chapters devoted to 13 separate cases from various parts of the world and concluding chapters that both restate and apply the underlying theory to second language for which intergenerational continuity is pursued precisely as second languages.
Author: Joshua A. Fishman
Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
Published: 09/05/1991
Pages: 448
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.28lbs
Size: 8.44h x 5.54w x 1.08d
ISBN13: 9781853591211
ISBN10: 1853591211
BISAC Categories:
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics | Sociolinguistics
Author: Joshua A. Fishman
Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
Published: 09/05/1991
Pages: 448
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.28lbs
Size: 8.44h x 5.54w x 1.08d
ISBN13: 9781853591211
ISBN10: 1853591211
BISAC Categories:
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics | Sociolinguistics
About the Author
Joshua A. Fishman is retired Emeritus Distinguished University Research Professor (Yeshiva University and Stanford University) and a frequent award recipient, lecturer, and publisher. He is also the co-founder of the field of sociolinguistics and founding editor of The International Journal of the Sociology of Language.