Michael Hornsby
Biographic Data
| ID | 893489 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael Hornsby |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael |
| FAMILY NAME | Hornsby |
| SIGNATURE | HORNSBY M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6075-5929 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 47 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Transmitting Minority Languages: Complementary Reversing Language Shift Strategies
‘Authentic’ Language as a Contested Concept in Brittany
The question of authenticity in language has been approached from a number of theoretical standpoints. A significant type of feature which may bestow authenticity and legitimacy is the linguistic. Linguistic performance can be viewed in terms of either the unreflectingly fluent and competent use by the ideal native speaker or, in opposition, the inauthenticity of the non-native language learner. As pointed out by Martin Gill in his paper “Exclusi…
The ideological foundations of Breton and Lower Sorbian language revitalization through education and their consequences for new speakers
Breton (Brittany, France) and Lower Sorbian (Brandenburg, Germany) are two of the many endangered minority languages currently undergoing revitalization. In their cases, given that intergenerational transmission in a family setting has mostly ceased, language revitalization takes the form of educational initiatives, such as the immersion program Diwan in Brittany and the bilingual program Witaj in Brandenburg. The article argues that the differen…
Multilingualism in Public Spaces: Empowering and Transforming Communities
Transmitting Minority Languages: Complementary Reversing Language Shift Strategies
Positions and stances in the hierarchization of Breton speakerhood
Discourses which seek to position different speakers/users of Breton through the use of labels such as 'traditional', 'new', 'learner', 'néo-bretonnant', 'brittophone', etc. draw on persistent essentialist ideologies of language and create, in the process, contested elites and counter-elites in Breton-speaking networks. These discourses can be counter-productive towards projects which aim at producing multilingual citizens in Brittany at the pres…
Authentic language and legitimate speakers: Language management in Catalonia and Provence
New’ speakers in the heartlands: Struggles for speaker legitimacy in Wales
Educational initiatives in many minority language communities in Europe and beyond are producing ‘new speakers’ of the languages in question. The status of such speakers is often contested, however, and many people who have been through immersion education in a minority language can find themselves on the fringes of the language community of which their schooling was meant to make them members. This article explores the cases of new speakers of W…
Language Ideologies and Minority Language Education: Lessons from Brittany for Kashubia
In many situations of minority language education, the focus has been on gains in the absolute numbers of speakers, with the result that less attention has been paid to the processes and linguistic outcomes associated with students in these educational programmes. In this article, we initiate a discussion on the revitalization situations in Brittany and Kashubia from a comparative perspective. In particular, we look at the different models of edu…
Du shtetl à la ville: À la recherche d’un yiddish (presque) perdu
Le yiddish était parlé dans la Pologne d’avant-guerre par près de 3 millions de locuteurs et, non contente d’être la langue quotidienne vernaculaire de la majorité des juifs polonais, était une langue florissante tant sur le plan littéraire et théâtral que dans le cinéma et la politique. Aujourd’hui, quelques locuteurs natifs du dialecte polonais du yiddish subsistent en Pologne mais on les trouve plus sûrement dans les centres de la culture juiv…
Présentation
Aborder les peuples autochtones par le biais de leur présence linguistique dans la ville peut paraître une approche sinon antinomique du moins irréaliste dans la mesure où l’on conçoit ce type de population, depuis Homère et Rousseau, dans une relation indissociable avec un territoire d’origine aux antipodes de l’urbanité. Pourtant, la globalisation et l’extension urbaine font que soit les autochtones sont désormais en ville, soit la ville est ve…
Finding an ideological niche for new speakers in a minoritised language community
This article examines some of the linguistic and ideological tensions resulting from language shift and subsequent revitalisation, using Breton as a case study. As a result of the opening up of ideological spaces in discourses on what it means to be a Breton speaker in the twenty-first century, the appearance of so-called ‘new’ speakers highlights a number of points of contestation. Operating within contexts which are becoming increasingly ‘postv…
The "new" and "traditional" speaker dichotomy: Bridging the Gap
This article analyzes the tensions and dynamics which exist between "new" speakers and other speakers, such as traditional or native speakers of minority languages (MLs), in an attempt to discover just how much of a barrier to communication are the (perceived) differences which are purported to exist between them. The dynamics between "new" and native speakers seem to be complex and nuanced, and "(in)authenticity" can be indexed through accent, t…
Constructing a Lemko identity: Tactics of belonging
Lemko identity in Poland is contested in a number of contexts, including social, linguistic and political domains, among others. The members of this minority have to learn to negotiate multiple identities, not only from an in-group perspective but also in interactions with the majority community in Poland. This paper examines how the Lemkos attempt to do this, with varying degrees of success, and the tensions which arise as a result. In particula…
Narratives of place, belonging and language: An intercultural perspective. Language and globalization by Nic Craith, Máiréad
Contested varieties and competing authenticities: Neologisms in revitalized Breton
"Revitalized" or "neo" Breton as a contested variety exhibits a number of features of a language which has been revitalized from the "bottom-up", including a lack of acceptance of certain neologisms, particularly those coined (it is claimed) from a "purist" or "nationalist" provenance. Here, we explore how these neologisms are contested through the prism of language ideology and how competing claims to Breton 'authenticity' are being played out i…
Minority Semiotic Landscapes: An Ideological Minefield?
If the linguistic landscape encompasses a variety of signs and (place)names in various territories, regions and urban centres (Landry and Bourhis, 1997), then our attention tends to be drawn, not unreasonably, to the visual aspect of such ‘linguistic objects that mark the public space’ (Ben-Rafael, 2009, p. 40; our emphasis). It is this simultaneous focus on both the linguistic and the visual that leads us to locate linguistic landscapes in a wid…
Être ou ne pas être (une minorité) ?Le kachoube en Pologne
Nous entendons explorer dans cet article les tensions qu’a suscité la mise en place de la Charte en Pologne. L’un des points de friction les plus manifestes concerne la singularisation du kachoube au détriment des autres langues moins répandues. Ceci sera évoqué à la lumière de l’expertise d’un des deux auteurs qui fut étroitement associé à la mise en place de la Charte en Pologne. Ce débat a également, avec une moindre visibilité mais une égale …
Colin H. Williams: Linguistic Minorities in Democratic Context (Language and Globalization Series)
The Incongruence of the Breton Linguistic Landscape for Young Speakers of Breton
Globalisation processes, often accused of imposing uniformity the world over, also open up opportunities for minorities (including linguistic ones) to exploit a variety of spaces for self-definition and self-expression. The expansion in the use of minority languages in public signage is one consequence of this present phase of reorientation in normative space. On one level, the appearance of the Breton language in more and more public places in B…
Néo-breton and questions of authenticity
Attempts to revitalize Breton have led to the appearance of a learner variety of the language which is by no means universally accepted. This article reviews the major trends that commentators have taken with regard to this variety –néo-breton– and, as the variety of Breton most likely to survive into the twenty-first century, the likely domains where this variety will be used are examined. Differences with traditional Breton are discussed, as is…
The "new" and "traditional" speaker dichotomy: Bridging the Gap
This article analyzes the tensions and dynamics which exist between "new" speakers and other speakers, such as traditional or native speakers of minority languages (MLs), in an attempt to discover just how much of a barrier to communication are the (perceived) differences which are purported to exist between them. The dynamics between "new" and native speakers seem to be complex and nuanced, and "(in)authenticity" can be indexed through accent, t…
New’ speakers in the heartlands: Struggles for speaker legitimacy in Wales
Educational initiatives in many minority language communities in Europe and beyond are producing ‘new speakers’ of the languages in question. The status of such speakers is often contested, however, and many people who have been through immersion education in a minority language can find themselves on the fringes of the language community of which their schooling was meant to make them members. This article explores the cases of new speakers of W…
The Incongruence of the Breton Linguistic Landscape for Young Speakers of Breton
Globalisation processes, often accused of imposing uniformity the world over, also open up opportunities for minorities (including linguistic ones) to exploit a variety of spaces for self-definition and self-expression. The expansion in the use of minority languages in public signage is one consequence of this present phase of reorientation in normative space. On one level, the appearance of the Breton language in more and more public places in B…
Finding an ideological niche for new speakers in a minoritised language community
This article examines some of the linguistic and ideological tensions resulting from language shift and subsequent revitalisation, using Breton as a case study. As a result of the opening up of ideological spaces in discourses on what it means to be a Breton speaker in the twenty-first century, the appearance of so-called ‘new’ speakers highlights a number of points of contestation. Operating within contexts which are becoming increasingly ‘postv…
Contested varieties and competing authenticities: Neologisms in revitalized Breton
"Revitalized" or "neo" Breton as a contested variety exhibits a number of features of a language which has been revitalized from the "bottom-up", including a lack of acceptance of certain neologisms, particularly those coined (it is claimed) from a "purist" or "nationalist" provenance. Here, we explore how these neologisms are contested through the prism of language ideology and how competing claims to Breton 'authenticity' are being played out i…
Positions and stances in the hierarchization of Breton speakerhood
Discourses which seek to position different speakers/users of Breton through the use of labels such as 'traditional', 'new', 'learner', 'néo-bretonnant', 'brittophone', etc. draw on persistent essentialist ideologies of language and create, in the process, contested elites and counter-elites in Breton-speaking networks. These discourses can be counter-productive towards projects which aim at producing multilingual citizens in Brittany at the pres…
Constructing a Lemko identity: Tactics of belonging
Lemko identity in Poland is contested in a number of contexts, including social, linguistic and political domains, among others. The members of this minority have to learn to negotiate multiple identities, not only from an in-group perspective but also in interactions with the majority community in Poland. This paper examines how the Lemkos attempt to do this, with varying degrees of success, and the tensions which arise as a result. In particula…
Néo-breton and questions of authenticity
Attempts to revitalize Breton have led to the appearance of a learner variety of the language which is by no means universally accepted. This article reviews the major trends that commentators have taken with regard to this variety –néo-breton– and, as the variety of Breton most likely to survive into the twenty-first century, the likely domains where this variety will be used are examined. Differences with traditional Breton are discussed, as is…
Authentic language and legitimate speakers: Language management in Catalonia and Provence
Néo-breton and questions of authenticity
Attempts to revitalize Breton have led to the appearance of a learner variety of the language which is by no means universally accepted. This article reviews the major trends that commentators have taken with regard to this variety –néo-breton– and, as the variety of Breton most likely to survive into the twenty-first century, the likely domains where this variety will be used are examined. Differences with traditional Breton are discussed, as is…
The Incongruence of the Breton Linguistic Landscape for Young Speakers of Breton
Globalisation processes, often accused of imposing uniformity the world over, also open up opportunities for minorities (including linguistic ones) to exploit a variety of spaces for self-definition and self-expression. The expansion in the use of minority languages in public signage is one consequence of this present phase of reorientation in normative space. On one level, the appearance of the Breton language in more and more public places in B…
Colin H. Williams: Linguistic Minorities in Democratic Context (Language and Globalization Series)
Minority Semiotic Landscapes: An Ideological Minefield?
If the linguistic landscape encompasses a variety of signs and (place)names in various territories, regions and urban centres (Landry and Bourhis, 1997), then our attention tends to be drawn, not unreasonably, to the visual aspect of such ‘linguistic objects that mark the public space’ (Ben-Rafael, 2009, p. 40; our emphasis). It is this simultaneous focus on both the linguistic and the visual that leads us to locate linguistic landscapes in a wid…
Être ou ne pas être (une minorité) ?Le kachoube en Pologne
Nous entendons explorer dans cet article les tensions qu’a suscité la mise en place de la Charte en Pologne. L’un des points de friction les plus manifestes concerne la singularisation du kachoube au détriment des autres langues moins répandues. Ceci sera évoqué à la lumière de l’expertise d’un des deux auteurs qui fut étroitement associé à la mise en place de la Charte en Pologne. Ce débat a également, avec une moindre visibilité mais une égale …
Contested varieties and competing authenticities: Neologisms in revitalized Breton
"Revitalized" or "neo" Breton as a contested variety exhibits a number of features of a language which has been revitalized from the "bottom-up", including a lack of acceptance of certain neologisms, particularly those coined (it is claimed) from a "purist" or "nationalist" provenance. Here, we explore how these neologisms are contested through the prism of language ideology and how competing claims to Breton 'authenticity' are being played out i…
Constructing a Lemko identity: Tactics of belonging
Lemko identity in Poland is contested in a number of contexts, including social, linguistic and political domains, among others. The members of this minority have to learn to negotiate multiple identities, not only from an in-group perspective but also in interactions with the majority community in Poland. This paper examines how the Lemkos attempt to do this, with varying degrees of success, and the tensions which arise as a result. In particula…
Narratives of place, belonging and language: An intercultural perspective. Language and globalization by Nic Craith, Máiréad
The "new" and "traditional" speaker dichotomy: Bridging the Gap
This article analyzes the tensions and dynamics which exist between "new" speakers and other speakers, such as traditional or native speakers of minority languages (MLs), in an attempt to discover just how much of a barrier to communication are the (perceived) differences which are purported to exist between them. The dynamics between "new" and native speakers seem to be complex and nuanced, and "(in)authenticity" can be indexed through accent, t…
Du shtetl à la ville: À la recherche d’un yiddish (presque) perdu
Le yiddish était parlé dans la Pologne d’avant-guerre par près de 3 millions de locuteurs et, non contente d’être la langue quotidienne vernaculaire de la majorité des juifs polonais, était une langue florissante tant sur le plan littéraire et théâtral que dans le cinéma et la politique. Aujourd’hui, quelques locuteurs natifs du dialecte polonais du yiddish subsistent en Pologne mais on les trouve plus sûrement dans les centres de la culture juiv…
Présentation
Aborder les peuples autochtones par le biais de leur présence linguistique dans la ville peut paraître une approche sinon antinomique du moins irréaliste dans la mesure où l’on conçoit ce type de population, depuis Homère et Rousseau, dans une relation indissociable avec un territoire d’origine aux antipodes de l’urbanité. Pourtant, la globalisation et l’extension urbaine font que soit les autochtones sont désormais en ville, soit la ville est ve…
Finding an ideological niche for new speakers in a minoritised language community
This article examines some of the linguistic and ideological tensions resulting from language shift and subsequent revitalisation, using Breton as a case study. As a result of the opening up of ideological spaces in discourses on what it means to be a Breton speaker in the twenty-first century, the appearance of so-called ‘new’ speakers highlights a number of points of contestation. Operating within contexts which are becoming increasingly ‘postv…
Language Ideologies and Minority Language Education: Lessons from Brittany for Kashubia
In many situations of minority language education, the focus has been on gains in the absolute numbers of speakers, with the result that less attention has been paid to the processes and linguistic outcomes associated with students in these educational programmes. In this article, we initiate a discussion on the revitalization situations in Brittany and Kashubia from a comparative perspective. In particular, we look at the different models of edu…
New’ speakers in the heartlands: Struggles for speaker legitimacy in Wales
Educational initiatives in many minority language communities in Europe and beyond are producing ‘new speakers’ of the languages in question. The status of such speakers is often contested, however, and many people who have been through immersion education in a minority language can find themselves on the fringes of the language community of which their schooling was meant to make them members. This article explores the cases of new speakers of W…
Positions and stances in the hierarchization of Breton speakerhood
Discourses which seek to position different speakers/users of Breton through the use of labels such as 'traditional', 'new', 'learner', 'néo-bretonnant', 'brittophone', etc. draw on persistent essentialist ideologies of language and create, in the process, contested elites and counter-elites in Breton-speaking networks. These discourses can be counter-productive towards projects which aim at producing multilingual citizens in Brittany at the pres…
Authentic language and legitimate speakers: Language management in Catalonia and Provence
Transmitting Minority Languages: Complementary Reversing Language Shift Strategies
‘Authentic’ Language as a Contested Concept in Brittany
The question of authenticity in language has been approached from a number of theoretical standpoints. A significant type of feature which may bestow authenticity and legitimacy is the linguistic. Linguistic performance can be viewed in terms of either the unreflectingly fluent and competent use by the ideal native speaker or, in opposition, the inauthenticity of the non-native language learner. As pointed out by Martin Gill in his paper “Exclusi…
The ideological foundations of Breton and Lower Sorbian language revitalization through education and their consequences for new speakers
Breton (Brittany, France) and Lower Sorbian (Brandenburg, Germany) are two of the many endangered minority languages currently undergoing revitalization. In their cases, given that intergenerational transmission in a family setting has mostly ceased, language revitalization takes the form of educational initiatives, such as the immersion program Diwan in Brittany and the bilingual program Witaj in Brandenburg. The article argues that the differen…
Multilingualism in Public Spaces: Empowering and Transforming Communities
Transmitting Minority Languages: Complementary Reversing Language Shift Strategies
Linguistics (15 works) · Political science (14 works) · Sociology (14 works) · Philosophy (12 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (11 works) · Linguistic and Sociocultural Studies (9 works) · Linguistic Variation and Morphology (8 works) · Ideology (7 works) · Art (6 works) · Politics (6 works)