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Sociolinguistics
Sociolinguistics refers to the role of language in society. From Walt Wolfram's summary at the LSA: Language use symbolically represents fundamental dimensions of social behavior and human interaction. The notion is simple, but the ways in which language reflects behavior can often be complex and subtle. Furthermore, the relationship between language and society affects a wide range of encounters--from broadly based international relations to narrowly defined interpersonal relationships.
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Sites in Sociolinguistics
Promoting Community Languages
From the Welsh Language Board. Ideas and suggestions to agencies, groups or individuals who wish to promote the use of minority languages in their communities.
Language Policy Web Site
An exchange of news and views on English Only legislation, bilingual education, endangered languages and related issues of U.S. language policy.
Social Factors
When two people speak with one another, there is always more going on than just conveying a message. The language used by the participants is always influenced by a number of social factors which define the relationship between the participants.
Language Futures Europe
Links to sites about multilingualism, language policy and the dominance of English in Europe.
Sociolinguistics - Concept of 'Language'
Need language be seen as a continuum of different accents, or as a fixed structure of rules? Undergraduate essay.
Sociolinguistics Laboratory - University of Ottawa
Site details people, materials as well as past and ongoing research studies into results of language contact.
American Russian: An Endangered Language?
Article by Maria Polinsky discussing a case of language attrition.
Sociolinguistics Quizzes
Questions to assess your comprehension of the various principles of sociolinguistics. Includes a reading list.
American Dialect Society
Scholarly association dedicated to the study of the English language in North America.
Atlas of North American English
A survey of linguistic changes in progress in North American English.
North Carolina Language and Life Project
An organization performing research and leading educational programs in representative speech communities.
My language
Mailing list about "unofficial" languages and varieties from Europe.
Language Varieties
Varieties of language that differ from the standard variety normally used in the media and taught in the schools.
International Dialects of English Archive
A repository of primary source recordings for actors and other artists in the performing arts.
Dialect Survey Maps
Online pronunciation test and maps of answers.
Language Attitudes Toward Written Taiwanese
A survey on current issues regarding the Taiwanese writing system.
Language and Nationalism in Asia
Research on language and orthographic reform in Han cultural sphere, including Vietnam, Korea, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, and China.
Attitudes Toward Nonstandard Language in the Classroom
Compares attitudes of German-speaking and English-speaking students and teacher toward dialects of their language. Includes slide show and bibliography. Undergraduate honors thesis of Kendra Banks Perry.
The Global Language Monitor
Essays and articles on various linguistic topics, and an algorithmic analysis of political language use in the United States.
Lingva Prismo
Promoting the concept of interlingualism (balancing language equality with effective communication), with language maps, quizzes, and information on world languages and writing systems. In English, Esperanto, and several European languages. |
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