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Fishman, Joshua A. – 1972
This text on the sociology of language, hear defines as "...a focus upon the entire gamut of topics related to the social organization of language behavior," lays the groundwork for the theoretical development of this emerging branch of linguistics. The author proposes that sociolinguists investigate everything concerned with language from the…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Language, Language Patterns, Linguistic Theory
Peer reviewedFishman, Joshua A. – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1980
As diglossia is the societal counterpart of individual bilingualism, diethnia is the stable, societal counterpart to individual biculturalism. Diethnia requires societal compartmentalization as well as institutionally protected functional specificity. Maintenance of this division is difficult, given modern, interactive, mobile, and individualistic…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Diglossia
Peer reviewedFishman, Joshua A. – Linguistics, 1974
Article also appeared in "International Journal of the Sociology of Language," n1. (DD)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Hebrew, Language Planning, National Norms
Peer reviewedFishman, Joshua A. – Language in Society, 1973
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Language Planning, Language Standardization, National Norms
Fishman, Joshua A. – Vox, 1992
Examines Australia's reverse language shift (RLS), presenting eight stages of RLS for immigrant-derived and Aboriginal languages and noting the severity of intergenerational dislocation. Aboriginal languages are dying quickly, and language shift continues in immigrant-based community languages. Steps to encourage second language learning are often…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Ethnic Groups, Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations
Fishman, Joshua A. – 1970
The purpose of this book is "to familiarize the student of linguistics with the social context of speech, and to familiarize the student of society with language as a referent and dimension of social behavior." An attempt is made at a conceptual integration of the literature of sociolinguistics (with emphasis on work published in the 1960's) so…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Bibliographies, Bilingualism, Cognitive Processes
Fishman, Joshua A. – 1989
A selection of 27 papers from 1972 to publication includes works on a variety of topics whose unifying theme is the relationship of language and ethnicity. The papers are presented in six groups, on these topics: (1) what ethnicity is and how it is linked to language: phenomenological and socio-historical considerations; (2) language maintenance…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Cultural Context, Culture Conflict, Diachronic Linguistics
Fishman, Joshua A. – 1972
The extent to which the language planning that has been pursued in many localities and in many periods has been guided by nationalism, that is, by "...the social movements, attitudes, and ideologies which characterize the behavior of nationalities engaged in the struggle to achieve, maintain or enhance their position in the world" (Wirth 1936) is…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Influences, Developing Nations, Language Planning
