This book discusses linguistic diversity, linguistic prejudice, and language variation and change from a Global South perspective by analyzing Brazilian Portuguese, Brazilian Sign Language (LIBRAS) and indigenous languages spoken in Brazil. It brings together studies and reflections on linguistic prejudice and social discrimination based on data and examples from Brazil and aims to bridge the gap between academic findings and popular notions related to linguistic diversity to promote language diversity and fight linguistic intolerance. Chapters in this volume present contributions to understand the origins and motivations of linguistic prejudice and foster awareness of entrenched opinions regarding linguistic diversity.
The first part of the book brings together chapters analyzing basic sociolinguistic questions concerning linguistic prejudice based on theoretical discussions and qualitative research. The second part is composed of chapters that analyze linguistic prejudice in Brazil in major communities that speak Brazilian Portuguese varieties and minor communities that speak native and sign languages.
Understanding Linguistic Prejudice: Critical Approaches to Language Diversity in Brazil will be a valuable resource for researchers in sociolinguistics interested in language diversity, language justice and language policy. It will also be of interest to sociologists, anthropologists and other social scientist interested in the relationship between language, diversity, equity and inclusion.
Author(s): Gladis Massini-Cagliari, Rosane Andrade Berlinck, Angelica Rodrigues
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2023
Language: English
Pages: 209
City: Cham
Preface
References
Acknowledgements
Contents
Contributors
Part I: Linguistic Prejudice and Discrimination
Chapter 1: Introduction
References
Chapter 2: Theorising Linguistic Prejudice in Brazil: Pierre Bourdieu – The Symbolic Power of Language and the Principle of Error Correction
Introduction
Linguistic Prejudice and Discrimination in Brazil: An Overview
Linguistic Prejudice and Pierre Bourdieu
Our Reservations
Hermeneutics and Linguistic Prejudice
Possible Solutions
References
Chapter 3: Literacy and the Problem of Linguistic Prejudice
Oral Language Acquisition
At School
The Difference That Produce Discrimination That Produce Linguistic Prejudice
The Discrimination of Bad Spelling
The School, the Family and the Society
Conclusion
References
Chapter 4: “What Deeply Irritates You”: Subjective Evaluation and Societal Evidence of (Socio)Linguistic Phenomena
Initial Considerations
Subjective Evaluation: The Starting Point to Understanding Societal Evidence
Construction of the Scope of the Study
Analyses: Societal Evidence of the Variable Linguistic Phenomena
Final Considerations
References
Chapter 5: Rhotacism and Lambdacism in Portuguese: The Process of Orthographic Standardization and Liquid Consonants
Conclusion
References
Chapter 6: Neology and Group Identification in Brazilian Funk Lyrics
Introduction
Neologisms and Speech Community
Linguistic Variation and Slangs as Forms of Identification of a Social Group
The Brazilian Funk
Neologisms in Brazilian Funk Lyrics
Conclusions
References
Part II: Diversity, Variation and Modalities
Chapter 7: Confronting Grammatical Ideology with Usage: Toward a Socially Realistic Account of Spoken Portuguese
Introduction
Relativization Strategies in Spoken Brazilian Portuguese
Method
Theoretical Framework
The Data
Testing Hypotheses
Results
Discussion
References
Chapter 8: Pronominal Variation in Spoken Portuguese in “Rurban” Communities: Reflections on Evaluation, Prestige, and Stigma
Introduction
The Social Meanings of Linguistic Variation
The Phenomenon Under Study
Theoretical-Methodological Decisions
Results of the Study in Cabo Verde-MG and Muzambinho-MG
Subjective Reactions Questionnaire
Linguistic Production: Analysis of Social Variables
Final Considerations: The Role of Social Meanings in Linguistic Variation Processes
References
Chapter 9: Approaching Gender and Sexuality Issues from a Sociolinguist Corpus-Based Analysis: A Methodologic Challenge
Introduction
Social Variables Related to Gender and Sexuality
Including Gender and Sexuality in Methodological Alignment
Approaching Gender Issues: The Woman’s Role in the Implementation of Periphrastic Future in Brazilian Portuguese
Approaching Sexuality Issues: The Superlative of Adjectives in the Speech of Gay Men in Brazilian Portuguese
Gender and Sexuality Issues in Sociolinguistics
References
Chapter 10: Language Prejudice and Language Structure: On Missing and Emerging Conjunctions in Libras and Other Sign Languages
Introduction: Language Prejudice
Structural Complexity and Language Status
On “Primitive Languages” and “Languages of Civilization”
Not So Primitive After All: Complexity Across Grammatical Domains
On Clause Combinations and (the Absence of) Conjunctions in Sign Languages
Marking of Clause Combinations in Sign Language
Emergence of Conjunctions
Borrowing
Grammaticalization
Conjunctions in Brazilian Sign Language
Borrowing
Fingerspelling: Disjunctive Coordination
Borrowing from Gesture: Adversative Coordination
Grammaticalization
Grammaticalization from Lexical Item
Grammaticalization from Gesture
Conclusion
References
Chapter 11: Indigenous Languages in Brazil: Unveiling Linguistic Prejudice
Introduction
Estimates
What We (Don’t) Know About Indigenous Languages
Lack of Knowledge and Media
Lack of Knowledge and Teaching Materials
How to Resolve Prejudice
Conclusions
References
Index
