Colonization, Indigenous Identities, and Critical Discourse Theory
In Linguistic Landscaping and the Pacific Region, Diane Elizabeth Johnson explores the use of language in public spaces in four areas of the Pacific in which colonization has played a major role: Hawai'i, Aotearoa/ New Zealand, New Caledonia, and Tahiti. She does so in a way that is both scholarly and accessible.
Redefining the Hypernym Mensch:in in German: Gender, Sexuality, and Personhood examines how the verbalization of 'human' in gender normative terms results in implicit exclusion. Situated in the tension between traditional rules and progressive language use, this book criticizes the heteronormativity of masculine hypernyms and argues for the ......
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Using Narratives as a Research Method
In Narratives in East Asia and Beyond: An Interdisciplinary Perspective on Using Narratives as a Research Method, contributors from diverse fields jointly argue for the interdisciplinary appeal of using narratives as a research method. Scholars from the fields of philosophy of narrative, ethnographic research, linguistics, political sciences, ......
This book provides analysis of the expressive aspects of slur-words and their impact in practices of linguistic communication usually related to the discrimination or segregation of certain human groups.
This book investigates how intricately language, food, and culture interact in Japanese society and culture. Natsuko Tsujimura approaches the language of food in Japanese as a vital component of communication by examining intrinsic mechanisms of the language and the broader social meaning it brings to society.
This unique volume brings together findings from six separate but interconnected studies, carried out over seven years in the same small bilingual elementary school. During a period of rapid gentrification in Austin, Texas, Hillside Elementary transformed from a predominantly Latinx, under-resourced and under-enrolled neighborhood school with a ......
Introduction to Grammar, Ecology, and Discourse from Pastaza and Upper N
This book introduces a first year of guided instruction for teaching Amazonian Quichua language and life. It covers two varieties of Quichua spoken in Ecuador, Pastaza, and Upper Napo in twenty lessons that include practice exercises, grammatical explanations, and cultural highlights with links to audiovisual stories, songs, and conversations.
This book argues for centrality of language to address Africa's developmental challenges. It contends for the empowerment of African languages to serve in all domains, and it propagates ways to empower African languages for African socio-cultural and economic development in the twenty-first century.
