{"product_id":"language-activism-the-role-of-scholars-in-linguistic-reform-and-social-change-hardback-9781108833165","title":"Language Activism; The Role of Scholars in Linguistic Reform and Social Change (Hardback) 9781108833165","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLanguage Activism\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Role of Scholars in Linguistic Reform and Social Change\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBringing together an interdisciplinary group of renowned scholars, this book explores the role of language researchers in language activism.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCecelia Cutler (Edited by), Unn Røyneland (Edited by), Zvjezdana Vrzić (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108833165, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 6 February 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e262 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.9 x 2 cm, 0.53 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'This astonishing collection of researchers, theories, and ideas is a profound addition to the studies on (language) activism … The authors manage to shine a bright light on the issues at hand and calibrate the roles of scholars in a modern academia. This volume can be placed with a possible new paradigm on the studies on language activism, moving toward a new linguistics containing decolonizing and egalitarian approaches. The personal and inspiring stories call in unison to leave the 'ivory tower' behind and rethink our research as something to be done with languages, communities, and society. To echo a point mentioned by many authors in this volume, they might be taking small steps, but this impressive collection is nothing short of a big leap for the field.' Leon Grausam, Critical Inquiry in Language Studies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eBringing together a renowned group of scholars from a range of disciplines – sociolinguistics, linguistic anthropology, philosophy of language, and language documentation – this book explores the role academics can play in language activism. It surveys the most common tensions that language researchers experience in their attempts to enact social change through their work, such as how far they can become politically involved, how they can maintain objectivity in an activist role, whether their work can ever be apolitical, and what ideologies they propagate. In a series of concise original chapters, each author discusses their own experiences and personal concerns; some offering more theoretically informed elaborations on the topic of language activism. Showcasing the state-of-the-art in language activism, this book is essential reading for anyone considering the need for scholarly engagement with the public and the communities in which they work, and the impact that this activism can have on society.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of figures\u003cbr\u003e List of excerpts\u003cbr\u003e Notes on the contributors\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction: perspectives on language activism Cecelia Cutler, Unn Røyneland and Zvjezdana Vrzić\u003cbr\u003e Part I. What Counts as Activism in Linguistics: Theoretical Perspectives: 2. Language activism and decolonialism: from extractivist to emergent politics Alastair Pennycook\u003cbr\u003e 3. Language activism and social justice -why languages still matter Bjørn Torgrim Ramberg and Unn Røyneland\u003cbr\u003e 4. Getting to know the dairy cow: an inclusive and self-reflexive sociolinguistics in multispecies emotional encounters Leonie Cornips\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Activism in the Lecture Hall and the School System: 5. Radical pedagogies: scholarship in times of insurgent social movements Nkululeko Mabandla and Ana Deumert\u003cbr\u003e 6. Advocacy and activism: language policy in Israel over time Elana Shohamy and Michal Tannenbaum\u003cbr\u003e 7. Labeling ethnolects: challenges and potentials Cecelia Cutler\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Activism in Minoritized and Endangered Language Communities: 8. '¿Para qué sirve la utopía?' Aims and activism strategies in minoritized language research Haley De Korne\u003cbr\u003e 9. Activism and endangered language work, with an arctic focus Lenore A. Grenoble\u003cbr\u003e 10. The researcher's role in language policy processes – engagement and change Pia Lane\u003cbr\u003e 11. About researcher ethics and activism: reflections on linguistic research in an endangered language community in Croatia Zvjezdana Vrzić\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Activism in the Public Space: 12. Becoming a public sociolinguist Quentin Williams\u003cbr\u003e 13. Critical linguistic awareness – a tool for combating hate speech Anne Birgitta Nilsen\u003cbr\u003e 14. Croatia's language ideologies and language activism Anđel Starčević, Mate Kapović and Daliborka Sarić\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sociolinguistics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociolinguistics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociolinguistics%20%5BCFB%5D%22\"\u003eCFB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52509156639000,"sku":"9781108833165","price":80.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781108833165i.jpg?v=1786494767","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/language-activism-the-role-of-scholars-in-linguistic-reform-and-social-change-hardback-9781108833165","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}