Language Demography

<p><em>Language Demography</em> presents, exemplifies, and develops linguistic concepts involved in demography and the demographic concepts involved in sociolinguistics. </p><p>The first introductory guide of its kind, it is presented in a way that is accessible to non-specialists. The book includes numerous examples of the sources and types of data used in this field, as well as the various factors affecting language demography. Taking a global perspective supported by examples, it gives explanations of how demolinguistic analyses are performed and their main applications in relation to minority and majority languages.</p><p>Language Demography will be of interest to students from a range of disciplinary backgrounds, from linguistics and modern languages to sociology, anthropology, and human geography.</p> <p>Introduction</p><p>1. Demography and Demolinguistics</p><p>Demolinguistics and Geodemolinguistics</p><p>Demolinguistics and Geography</p><p>Denominations for Demolinguistics</p><p>The Precursors of Demolinguistics</p><p>Summary</p><p>2. Linguistics for Demographers</p><p>Fundamental Linguistic Concepts</p><p>Geographic Considerations</p><p>Psychosocial Considerations</p><p>Social and Ethnic Considerations</p><p>Language Vitality</p><p>Summary</p><p>3. Demography for Linguists</p><p>Population</p><p>Composition of the Population</p><p>Population Distribution</p><p>Demographic Changes</p><p>Migrations</p><p>From Facts to Theories</p><p>Summary</p><p>4. Demolinguistic Data and Sources</p><p>Data</p><p>Sources</p><p>Administrative Registers</p><p>Censuses</p><p>Surveys </p><p>International and Digital Sources</p><p>Encyclopedias, Catalogs, and Other Sources</p><p>Summary</p><p>5. Demolinguistic Factors</p><p>Speakers and Their Communities</p><p>Speaker Profiles</p><p>Explanatory Factors</p><p>Summary</p><p>6. Demolinguistic Analyses</p><p>Objectives and Levels of Demolinguistic Analysis</p><p>Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis</p><p>The Statistical Elements of Demography</p><p>Errors, Biases, and Changes in Criteria</p><p>Graphical Representations</p><p>Summary</p><p>7. Applications of Demolinguistics</p><p>Ethnic, Local, and Social Minority Languages</p><p>Immigrant Minority Languages </p><p>Regional and National Languages</p><p>Transnational Majority Languages</p><p>Summary</p><p>Conclusion</p>