Attitudes and language

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Attitudes and language

Colin Baker

(Multilingual matters / series editor, Derrick Sharp, 83)

Multilingual Matters, c1992

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  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 164-170) and index

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Description

The book aims to establish the concept of attitudes as more central to the study of minority and majority languages. The strong tradition of attitude theory and research from social psychology is made relevant to language restoration and decay. Original research shows how attitude to bilingualism is conceptually distinct from attitude to a specific language. A piece of research in Wales investigates the origins of language attitudes in individual differences and in environmental attributes.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Prologue 1. Attitudes and Language: Foundational Issues 2. The Origin of Language Attitudes 3. Attitudes and Language: A Research Perspective 4. Attitudes to Bilingualism 5. Language and Attitude Change 6. Language and Attitude Change: A Research Perspective Postscript: Perspectives and Prospects Appendix 1: The Research Instruments Appendix 2: Technical Details of the Research References Index

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