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Die neue Reihe bietet die Plattform für ein sich gerade im Bereich der Linguistik ausformendes neues Forschungsprogramm namens "Koloniale und Postkoloniale Linguistik". Die Inspiration für diese neue linguistische Teildisziplin stammt aus der Missionarslinguistik und der rezenten Diskussion über die Zusammenhänge zwischen Sprache, Linguistik und Kolonialismus. Die Zusammenführung dieser beiden Perspektiven zeichnet die "Koloniale und Postkoloniale Linguistik" besonders aus.KPL/CPL macht in erster Linie solche Texte der interessierten Öffentlichkeit (Linguisten, Historiker, Muttersprachler der Objektsprachen usw.) in kommentierter Form zugänglich, die über die Sprachen der ehemaligen europäischen Überseebesitzungen handeln und während der Kolonialepoche abgefasst wurden. Spezielles Augenmerk wird auf bisher unveröffentlichte oder heute nur schwer zugängliche Texte gelegt. In KPL/CPL werden ausserdem Studien veröffentlicht, die der Frage nachgehen, inwiefern die kolonialzeitlichen linguistischen Texte den politischen und kulturellen Diskurs des Kolonialismus reflektieren. In der Reihe erscheinen sowohl Monographien als auch Sammelbände. Alle Manuskripte unterliegen einem Begutachtungsverfahren (double blind). Die bevorzugten Publikationssprachen sind Englisch und Deutsch.Herausgeberrichtlinien für die Reihe und Hinweise zur Manuskripteinreichung finden Sie unter:http://www.ids-mannheim.de/lexik/LexikalischerWandel/kpl-cpl.In the Americas, both indigenous and postcolonial languages today bear witness of massive changes that have taken place since the colonial era. However, a unified approach to languages from different colonial areas is still missing.The present volume studies postcolonial varieties that emerged due to changing linguistic and sociolinguistic conditions in different settings across the Americas. The studies cover indigenous languages that are undergoing lexical and grammatical change due to the presence of colonial languages and the emergence of new dialects and creoles due to contact. The contributions showcase the diversity of approaches to tackle fundamental questions regarding the processes triggered by language contact as well as the wide range of outcomes contact has had in postcolonial settings.The volume adds to the documentation of the linguistic properties of postcolonial language varieties in a socio-historically informed framework. It explores the complex dynamics of extra-linguistic factors that brought about the processes of language change in them and contributes to a better understanding of the determinant factors that lead to the emergence and evolution of such codes

This paper addresses the paucity of research on women's language use in regional Japan by investigating Iwate Dialect (ID) and Japanese Women's Language (JWL) in face-to-face interactions among women in northeastern Japan. By bringing a consideration of region to bear on investigations of women's language use in Japan, the aim is to contribute to work that breaks down essentialist categories of "the way Japanese women speak" to a more fruitful focus on the range of resources women employ in situated interactions. Analysis is based on ethnographic data and a close analysis of interactions, and focuses on speakers' use of ID and JWL as devices for negotiating roles. Findings show ID is used by speakers in hesitating to take on a high-status role, and to mitigate direct challenges to claims made by other participants. JWL features are used when reiterating a point or disclaiming a role.

Responses to Language Varieties -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC data -- Table of contents -- Introduction -- References -- Part I. Theoretical Backgrounds -- Does language regard vary? -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The cognitive backgrounds of language regard -- 2.1 Perception -- 2.2 The cycle of production, perception, and regard -- 3. Evidence -- 4. So what? -- 5. Conclusions -- References -- REACT - A constructivist theoretic framework for attitudes -- 1. Introduction -- 2. REACT - Attitudes as evaluation routines in social practices

In the last three decades the field of endangered and minority languages has evolved rapidly, moving from the initial dire warnings of linguists to a swift increase in the number of organizations, funding programs, and community-based efforts dedicated to documentation, maintenance, and revitalization. Sustaining Linguistic Diversity brings together cutting-edge theoretical and empirical work from leading researchers and practitioners in the field. Together, these contributions provide a state-of-the-art overview of current work in defining, documenting, and developing the world's smaller lang

In the last three decades the field of endangered and minority languages has evolved rapidly, moving from the initial dire warnings of linguists to a swift increase in the number of organizations, funding programs, and community-based efforts dedicated to documentation, maintenance, and revitalization. Sustaining Linguistic Diversity brings together cutting-edge theoretical and empirical work from leading researchers and practitioners in the field. Together, these contributions provide a state-of-the-art overview of current work in defining, documenting, and developing the world's smaller lang

AbstractThis article describes Tibetan dialect standardization due to rural-urban migration and participation in formal schooling in Yul shul Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. As socio-economic development of China's Tibetan regions accelerates in the twenty-first century, rural people travel and relocate to regional urban centers more frequently, and are thus exposed to a variety of dialects. Meanwhile, participation in formal state-sponsored schooling is also increasing. Both these phenomena create new sociolinguistic environments in which regiolect standardization is occurring. To investigate this situation, I conducted a survey of one middle school class and one associate diploma class at two different educational institutions in Khams, in order to investigate how students' accents shift to standard regional regiolects, such as Sga ba regiolect in Yul shul.