Languoid, Doculect, and Glossonym: Formalizing the Notion 'Language'
| dc.contributor.author | Good, Jeff | |
| dc.contributor.author | Cysouw, Michael | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-12-19T19:11:20Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-12-19T19:11:20Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013-12-19 | |
| dc.description.abstract | It is perfectly reasonable for laypeople and non-linguistic scholars to use names for languages without reflecting on the proper definition of the objects referred to by these names. Simply using a name like English or Witotoan suffices as an informal communicative designation for a particular language or a language group. However, for the linguistics community, which is by definition occupied with the details of languages and language variation, it is somewhat bizarre that there does not exist a proper technical apparatus to talk about intricate differences in opinion about the precise sense of a name like English or Witotoan when used in academic discussion. We propose three interrelated concepts—LANGUOID, DOCULECT, and GLOSSONYM—which provide a principled basis for discussion of different points of view about key issues, such as whether two varieties should be associated with the same language, and allow for a precise description of what exactly is being claimed by the use of a given genealogical or areal group name. The framework they provide should be especially useful to researchers who work on underdescribed languages where basic issues of classification remain unresolved. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Good, Jeff & Cysouw, Michael. 2013. Languoid, Doculect, and Glossonym: Formalizing the Notion 'Language'. LD&C 7. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10125/4606 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States | |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ | |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ | |
| dc.subject | Language, Dialect, Standardization, Languoid, Doculect, Glossonym | |
| dc.title | Languoid, Doculect, and Glossonym: Formalizing the Notion 'Language' | |
| dc.type | Article | |
| dc.type.dcmi | Text | |
| prism.publicationname | Language Documentation & Conservation | |
| prism.volume | 7 |