New Geographies of Language: Language, Culture and Politics in Wales (Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities)

This book develops a novel approach to the study of language, bringing it into dialogue with the latest geographical concepts and concerns and provides a comprehensive account of the geography of Welsh language analysing policy development, language use, ability and shift. The authors examine in particular: the different ways in which languages can be mapped; how geographical insights can be used to develop understandings of language use; the value of assemblage theory as a way of interpreting the social, technical and spatial aspects of language policy development; and the geographies that characterise institutional engagements with languages. This book will set a research agenda for the geographical study of language, developing a conceptual framework that will offer fresh insights to researchers in the fields of Applied Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Minority Languages, Geolinguistics, and Public Policy.

• | Author: Rhys Jones, Huw Lewis
• | Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• | Publication Date: Nov 29, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 390 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/Language Arts & Disciplines
• | ISBN-10: 1137426101
• | ISBN-13: 9781137426109