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OverviewHeritage language speakers often feel discouraged from using their heritage language because they are told they do not speak it well. This book offsets such views by investigating heritage language variation and change across generations in eight languages spoken in Toronto. It introduces new methodology to help readers understand and apply variationist sociolinguistic approaches to quantitatively analyze spontaneous speech. This approach, based on a corpus of 400+ speakers, shows that variation and change across the grammar of heritage languages resemble the patterns in hegemonic majority languages, contrasting with the simplification/attrition patterns in experimental heritage language studies. Chapters compare patterns across generations, across languages, across ten variables in Cantonese, and between indexical and non-indexical patterns. Heritage language speakers are quoted, showing that this research increases heritage language usage and pride. Providing a tool for language revitalization, this book is essential reading for anyone interested in learning about and/or conducting research on heritage languages. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Naomi Nagy (University of Toronto)Publisher: Cambridge University Press Imprint: Cambridge University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.572kg ISBN: 9781316518229ISBN 10: 1316518221 Pages: 318 Publication Date: 27 June 2024 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents1. What Are Heritage Languages and Why Should We Study Them?; 2. Experimental and Variationist Research on Heritage Languages; 3. The Toronto Context; 4. HLVC Methods and Tools; 5. Cross-Variety Comparisons; 6. Cross-Language Comparisons; 7. Heritage Cantonese: A Case Study; 8. Indexicality in Heritage Languages; 9. Analyzing Heritage Languages in Linguistics Classes; 10. What Heritage Language Speakers Tell Us about Language, Variation and Change; 11. Bibliography; Index.ReviewsAuthor InformationNaomi Nagy is a professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Toronto. She has conducted sociolinguistic fieldwork in Italy, Canada, and the United States. She directs the Heritage Language Variation and Change Project, examining ten heritage languages. Recent publications include Variation at the crossroads: Advancing theory by integrating methods (2017) and Francoprovençal: Documenting contact varieties in Europe and North America (2018). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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