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Language-naming practices, ideologies, and linguistic practices: Toward a comprehensive description of language varieties

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 May 2006

ISABELLE LÉGLISE  and
BETTINA MIGGE
ISABELLE LÉGLISE
Affiliation:
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 8133, Centre d'Études des Langues Indigènes d'Amérique, BP8–7 rue Guy Moquet, 94801 Villejuif, France, leglise@vjf.cnrs.fr
BETTINA MIGGE
Affiliation:
University College Dublin, School of Irish, Celtic Studies, Irish Folklore, and Linguistics, Newman Building, Belfield Campus, Dublin 4, Ireland, bettinamigge@ucd.ie
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Abstract

Although it is well accepted that linguistic naming conventions provide valuable insights into the social and linguistic perceptions of people, this topic has not received much attention in sociolinguistics. Studies focus on the etymology of names, details about the social and historical circumstances of their emergence, and their users, and sometimes make recommendations about the appropriateness of terms. This article departs from this tradition. Focusing on the term “Takitaki” in French Guiana, it shows that an analysis of the discursive uses of language names by all local actors provides significant insights into the social and linguistic makeup of a complex sociolinguistic situation. Descriptions of languages in such settings should be based on the varieties identified by such an analysis and on practices in a range of naturalistic interactions. Based on these analytical steps, the authors propose a multi-perspective approach to language documentation.We would like to thank two anonymous reviewers and the editor of this journal for valuable comments and criticisms on an earlier version of this article. All remaining errors are, of course, our own responsibility.

Keywords

naming conventionslanguage ideologylinguistic descriptionlinguistic practicesdiscourse analysiscontact linguisticslinguistic anthropologySuriname CreolesFrench Guiana
Type
Research Article
Information
Language in Society , Volume 35 , Issue 3 , July 2006 , pp. 313 - 339
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© 2006 Cambridge University Press

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