Grammatical systems without language borders
Current research in grammatical analysis and sociolinguistics points to two core characteristics of language that seem incommensurable at first sight: (1) research on linguistic structure indicates internal organisation and coherence, and the workings and interactions of distinct grammatical systems...
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2024
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| description | Current research in grammatical analysis and sociolinguistics points to two core characteristics of language that seem incommensurable at first sight: (1) research on linguistic structure indicates internal organisation and coherence, and the workings and interactions of distinct grammatical systems, but (2) sociolinguistic research suggests that language borders and bound ‘languages’ are counterfactual social constructs that cannot capture the diversity and fluidity of actual language use. This seems to constitute something like a “quantum-linguistic” paradox: language systems aren’t real (they are just ideological constructions), but at the same time, they are a reflection of actual structure. This book shows how this paradox can be resolved through an architecture that allows for grammatical systems without presupposing language borders: this architecture puts communicative situations, rather than languages, at the core of linguistic systematicity, while named languages are captured as optional sociolinguistic indices. The approach builds on insights from “free-range” language, a metaphor for language in settings that are less confined by monoglossic ideologies. The author looks at four different kinds of settings: urban markets, heritage language settings, multiethnic adolescent peer-groups, and digital social media. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1380232026-06-12T05:31:31Z Grammatical systems without language borders Wiese, Heike Language Arts & Disciplines Linguistics bic Book Industry Communication::C Language::CF linguistics Current research in grammatical analysis and sociolinguistics points to two core characteristics of language that seem incommensurable at first sight: (1) research on linguistic structure indicates internal organisation and coherence, and the workings and interactions of distinct grammatical systems, but (2) sociolinguistic research suggests that language borders and bound ‘languages’ are counterfactual social constructs that cannot capture the diversity and fluidity of actual language use. This seems to constitute something like a “quantum-linguistic” paradox: language systems aren’t real (they are just ideological constructions), but at the same time, they are a reflection of actual structure. This book shows how this paradox can be resolved through an architecture that allows for grammatical systems without presupposing language borders: this architecture puts communicative situations, rather than languages, at the core of linguistic systematicity, while named languages are captured as optional sociolinguistic indices. The approach builds on insights from “free-range” language, a metaphor for language in settings that are less confined by monoglossic ideologies. The author looks at four different kinds of settings: urban markets, heritage language settings, multiethnic adolescent peer-groups, and digital social media. 2024-05-16T04:04:49Z 2024-05-16T04:04:49Z 2024-05-15T05:31:24Z 2024 book OCN: 1419698250 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/90228 9783985540877 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/138023 eng open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg Attribution 4.0 International Attribution 4.0 International Attribution 4.0 International Attribution 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/90228/1/external_content.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/90228/1/external_content.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/90228/1/external_content.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/90228/1/external_content.pdf Language Science Press Language Science Press 10.5281/zenodo.10276182 10.5281/zenodo.10276182 ed03121b-b998-4b50-8d58-1d0745565558 Knowledge Unlatched 9783985540877 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) Language Science Press 2021-2023 Language Science Press open access |
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