Research Catalog

Title

Speak not : empire, identity and the politics of language / James Griffiths.

Author

Griffiths, James T. (James Tomos), 1988-

Publication

London : Zed Books, 2021.

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Details

Description

vi, 251 pages : maps; 24 cm

Summary

"As globalisation continues languages are disappearing faster than ever, leaving our planet's linguistic diversity leaping towards extinction. The science of how languages are acquired is becoming more advanced and the internet is bringing us new ways of teaching the next generation, however it is increasingly challenging for minority languages to survive in the face of a handful of hegemonic 'super-tongues'. In Speak Not, James Griffiths reports from the frontlines of the battle to preserve minority languages, from his native Wales, Hawaii and indigenous American nations, to southern China and Hong Kong. He explores the revival of the Welsh language as a blueprint for how to ensure new generations are not robbed of their linguistic heritage, outlines how loss of indigenous languages is the direct result of colonialism and globalisation and examines how technology is both hindering and aiding the fight to prevent linguistic extinction. ntroducing readers to compelling characters and examining how indigenous communities are fighting for their languages, Griffiths ultimately explores how languages hang on, what happens when they don't, and how indigenous tongues can be preserved and brought back from the brink"--Publisher's description.

Subject

• Linguistic minorities
• Language attrition > Prevention
• Language revival

Genre/Form

Informational works.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages [199]-241) and index

Contents

Part one : Welsh -- Blue books -- Fire and fury -- Nitroglycerine -- Bilingual nation -- Interlude: Afri-can't. Part two : Hawaiian -- The princess who was promised -- Sandwiched islands -- I Mua Kamehameha -- Ke Ea Hawai'i -- Road closed due to desecration -- Interlude : the old, new tongue. Part three : Cantonese -- Dialectics -- A Chinese alphabet -- Common tongue -- 'Cantonese gives you nasal cancer' -- Sounds of separatism -- Language plateau.

Call Number

JFE 22-3002

ISBN

• 9781786999696
• 1786999692

OCLC

1226763145

Author

Griffiths, James T. (James Tomos), 1988- author.

Title

Speak not : empire, identity and the politics of language / James Griffiths.

Publisher

London : Zed Books, 2021.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages [199]-241) and index

Other Form:

ebook version : 9781786999665

Research Call Number

JFE 22-3002