Title Linguistic diversity and social justice : an introduction to applied sociolinguistics / Ingrid Piller

Edition First edition Published New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, 2016 ©2016

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Description 1 online resource (x, 283 pages) Contents Linguistic Diversity and Stratification -- The Subordination of Linguistic Diversity -- Linguistic Diversity at Work -- Linguistic Diversity in Education -- Linguistic Diversity and Participation -- Linguistic Diversity and Global Justice -- Linguistic Justice Summary "This book explores the ways in which linguistic diversity mediates social justice in liberal democracies undergoing rapid change due to high levels of migration and economic globalization. Focusing on the linguistic dimensions of economic inequality, cultural domination, and imparity of political participation, Linguistic Diversity and Social Justice employs a case-study approach to real-world instances of linguistic injustice. Linguistic diversity is a universal characteristic of human language but linguistic diversity is rarely neutral; rather it is accompanied by linguistic stratification and linguistic subordination. Domains critical to social justice include employment, education, and community participation. The book offers a detailed examination of the connection between linguistic diversity and inequality in these specific contexts within nation-states that are organized as liberal democracies. Inequalities exist not only between individuals and groups within a state but also between states. Therefore, the book also explores the role of linguistic diversity in global injustice with a particular focus on the spread of English as a global language. While much of the analysis in this book focuses on language as a means of exclusion, discrimination, and disadvantage, the concluding chapter asks what the content of linguistic justice might be."--Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-269) and index Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (Oxford Scholarship Online, platform, viewed February 8, 2018) Subject Multilingualism -- Social aspects Linguistic change -- Social aspects Linguistic minorities -- Social aspects Sociolinguistics. sociolinguistics. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture. Linguistic change -- Social aspects Multilingualism -- Social aspects Sociolinguistics Mehrsprachigkeit Sprachliche Minderheit Soziale Gerechtigkeit Soziolinguistik Form Electronic book ISBN 9780190267414 0190267410 9780199937257 0199937257

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