The Cambridge Handbook of Language Standardization (Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics)
Cambridge University Press, 7/22/2021
EAN 9781108471817, ISBN10: 1108471811
Hardcover, 816 pages, 24.8 x 17.1 x 5.7 cm
Language: English
Originally published in English
Language standardization is the process by which conventional forms of a language are established and maintained. Bringing together internationally renowned experts, this Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of standardization, norms and standard languages. Chapters are grouped into five thematic areas: models and theories of standardization, questions of authority and legitimacy, literacy and education, borders and boundaries, and standardization in Late Modernity. Each chapter addresses a specific issue in detail, illustrating it with linguistic case studies and taking into account the particular political, social and cultural context. Showcasing cutting-edge research, it offers fresh perspectives that go beyond traditional accounts of the standardization of national European languages, and affords new insights into minoritized, indigenous and stateless languages. Surveying a wide range of languages and approaches, this Handbook is an essential resource for all those interested in language standards and standard languages.
Introduction Wendy Ayres-Bennett and John Bellamy
Part I. Revisiting Models and Theories of Language Standardization
1. Modelling language standardization Wendy Ayres-Bennett
2. Language standardization 'from above' Gijsbert Rutten and Rik Vosters
3. Language standardization in a view 'from below' Stephan Elspaß
4. Social cohesion and emerging standards of Hindi in a multilingual context Anvita Abbi
5. Standardization in highly multilingual national contexts
the shifting interpretations, limited reach, and great symbolic power of ethnonationalist visions Friederike Lüpke
6. Standardization of minority languages
nation-state building and globalization Minglang Zhou
Part II. Legitimacy, Authority and the Written Form
7. Standard languages in the context of language policy and planning and language rights Douglas A. Kibbee
8. State-appointed institutions
authority and legitimacy in the Spanish-speaking world Darren Paffey
9. Grammars, dictionaries and other metalinguistic texts in the context of language standardization Nicola McLelland
10. An industry perspective
dealing with language variation in Collins dictionaries Ian Brookes, Mary O'Neill and Merryn Davies-Deacon
11. The role of literature in language standardization
the case of Italy Nicoletta Maraschio and Tina Matarrese
12. Standardization, new speakers and the acceptance of (new) standards Michael Hornsby and Noel Ó Murchadha
13. Creoles and variation Bettina Migge
Part III. Norms, Literacy and Education
14. Language endangerment and standardization
perspectives from the fourth world Lynn Drapeau
15. Indigenous languages, standardization, and curricular development
the case of the MÄÂori language mathematics lexicon Tony Trinick and Stephen May
16. Polynomic standards
the enactment of legitimate variation Alexandra Jaffe
17. Standard languages and standardization in the context of bilingual education Robert Train and Claire Kramsch
18. Setting standards for language learning and assessment in educational contexts
a multilingual perspective Antony John Kunnan and Nick Saville
Part IV. Beyond the National
Borders and Boundaries
19. Transnational standards of languages
the rise and codification of national varieties Raymond Hickey
20. Standardization across state boundaries
modern Ukrainian as a paradigmatic case Serhii Vakulenko
21. Language modernization in the Chinese character cultural sphere
China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam Patrick Heinrich
22. Linguistic norms, centre-periphery dynamics and the tension between uniformity and diversity in processes of standardization Josep Maria Nadal and Francesc Feliu
23. When ethnic boundaries and language boundaries mismatch
standardization in Mayan languages in multilingual situations Sergio Romero
24. The standardization of a stateless language Yaron Matras
Part V. Standardization in Late Modernity
Beyond Traditional Standardization
25. Destandardization Tore Kristiansen
26. Contemporary perspectives on language standardization
the role of digital and online technologies John Bellamy
27. Standardization and new urban vernaculars Catherine Miller and Jacopo Falchetta
28. Renegotiating language norms in minority contexts Noel Ó Murchadha
29. Sign language standardization Ronice Müller de Quadros and Christian Rathmann.