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2009, ISSN 0165-2516, Mouton de Gruyter, Berlin, New York, 211 p.Authors
Backhaus, Peter
Coulmas, Florian
Coulmas, Florian
International Journal of the Sociology of Language 200
Social Aging and Language
In the age of rapid population ageing the entire social body is undergoing profound changes that leave few domains of life untouched. Language is no exception. The papers in this special issue shed some light on the linguistic aspects of social ageing in different environments, including Germany, France, the Netherlands, Denmark, England and Scotland, Greece and Northern Cyprus, Malaysia, and Japan.
Content
Poulios, Apostolos
Age categories as an argumentative resource in conflict talk: evidence from a Greek television reality show
pp. 189-208
Age categories as an argumentative resource in conflict talk: evidence from a Greek television reality show
pp. 189-208
Heinrich, Patrick
The politics of language and nationalism in modern Central Europe, by Tomasz Kamusella
pp. 209-211
The politics of language and nationalism in modern Central Europe, by Tomasz Kamusella
pp. 209-211
International Journal of the Sociology of Language 200
Fishman, Joshua A.
Preface: commemorating the 200th issue of IJSL
pp. 1-3
Preface: commemorating the 200th issue of IJSL
pp. 1-3
Backhaus, Peter; Coulmas, Florian
Introduction: aging and language
pp.5-10
Introduction: aging and language
pp.5-10
Dorian,Nancy C.
Age and speaker skills in receding languages: how far do community evaluations and linguists' evaluations agree?
pp. 11-26
Age and speaker skills in receding languages: how far do community evaluations and linguists' evaluations agree?
pp. 11-26
Smith-Christmas, Cassandra; Smakman, Dick
Gaelic on the Isle of Skye: older speakers' identity in a language-shift situation
pp. 27-48
Gaelic on the Isle of Skye: older speakers' identity in a language-shift situation
pp. 27-48
Menteşoğlu, Idil
Language choice and code switching of the elderly and the youth
pp. 49-74
Language choice and code switching of the elderly and the youth
pp. 49-74
Schmid, Monika S.; Keijzer, Merel
First language attrition and reversion among older migrants
pp. 83-102
First language attrition and reversion among older migrants
pp. 83-102
Heinemann, Trine
Managing unavoidable conflicts in caretaking of the elderly: humor as a mitigating resource
pp. 103-128
Managing unavoidable conflicts in caretaking of the elderly: humor as a mitigating resource
pp. 103-128
Matsumoto,Yoshiko
Beyond stereotypes of old age: the discourse of elderly Japanese women
pp. 129-152
Beyond stereotypes of old age: the discourse of elderly Japanese women
pp. 129-152
Gerstenberg, Annette
The multifaceted category of "generation": elderly French men and women talking about May '68
pp. 153-170
The multifaceted category of "generation": elderly French men and women talking about May '68
pp. 153-170
Ylänne, Virpi; Williams, Angie
Positioning age: focus group discussions about older people in TV advertising
pp. 171-188
Positioning age: focus group discussions about older people in TV advertising
pp. 171-188