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Heritage Languages and their Speakers

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Heritage Languages and their Speakers
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Maria Polinsky
SeriesCambridge Studies in Linguistics
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:432
Dimensions(mm): Height 228,Width 152
Category/GenreSociolinguistics
Psycholinguistics
Historical and comparative linguistics
Grammar and syntax
ISBN/Barcode 9781107642966
ClassificationsDewey:305.7
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 16 Tables, black and white; 1 Halftones, black and white; 48 Line drawings, black and white

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 2 April 2020
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This book provides a pioneering introduction to heritage languages and their speakers, written by one of the founders of this new field. Using examples from a wide range of languages, it covers all the main components of grammar, including phonetics and phonology, morphology and morphosyntax, semantics and pragmatics, and shows easy familiarity with approaches ranging from formal grammar to typology, from sociolinguistics to child language acquisition and other relevant aspects of psycholinguistics. The book offers analysis of resilient and vulnerable domains in heritage languages, with a special emphasis on recurrent structural properties that occur across multiple heritage languages. It is explicit about instances where, based on our current knowledge, we are unable to reach a clear decision on a particular claim or analytical point, and therefore provides a much-needed resource for future research.

Author Biography

Maria Polinsky is Professor of Linguistics and Associate Director of the Language Science Centre at the University of Maryland, College Park.

Reviews

'Maria Polinsky has written a comprehensive and authoritative work that will be an indispensable point of reference for future research on heritage languages. Her book takes a very detailed look at heritage languages, but it never loses sight of a central question for all linguists: what does it mean to be a speaker of a language?' Grant Goodall, University of California, San Diego 'This volume is thorough, comprehensive, and multifaceted, capturing the uniqueness, complexities and subtleties that characterize heritage language. A plethora of concrete research evidence from numerous languages is provided to illustrate the points made.' Mitsuyo Sakamoto, LINGUIST List