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Language Shift Narratives

Language Shift Narratives is a theoretical construct within the field of Language Ideology that identifies and analyzes the recurrent discursive patterns through which communities represent the historical, social, and affective dimensions of transition from one language to another, distinguishing it from related concepts by emphasizing narrative as a mediated expression of ideological stances toward language change.

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56

Authors

34

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2017–2026

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Publications

45

Language shift and cultural reproduction: socialization, self, and syncretism in a Papua New Guinean village

Choice Reviews Online · 1993 · 594 citations

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What a language is good for: Language socialization, language shift, and the persistence of code-specific genres in St. Lucia

Paul Garrett · Language in Society · 2005 · 195 citations

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Stylistic and thematic shifting as a narrative resource: Assessing asylum seekers' repertoires

Katrijn Maryns, Jan Blommaert · Multilingua · 2001 · 176 citations · Full text

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Shifting Languages: Interaction and Identity in Javanese Indonesia

Gregory Forth · Pacific Affairs · 2000 · 107 citations

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Working Anita Bryant: The Impact of Christian Anti-Gay Activism on Lesbian and Gay Movement Claims

Tina Fetner · Social Problems · 2001 · 107 citations · Full text

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Authors

56

  1. CS
    Cassie Smith‐Christmas

    Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway, Ireland

    2 publications · 39 citations

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  2. SL
    Sandra Lee McKay

    San Francisco State University, United States

    1 publications · 25 citations

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  3. RE
    Rita Elaine Silver

    Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

    1 publications · 13 citations

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  4. LA
    Lenora A. Timm

    University of California, Davis, United States

    1 publications · 28 citations

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  5. AP
    Anne Pauwels

    The University of Western Australia, Australia

    1 publications · 16 citations

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Institutions

34

  1. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    30 citations

  2. Bangor University

    Bangor, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    87 citations

  3. Temple College

    Temple, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    195 citations

  4. University of South Florida

    Tampa, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    99 citations

  5. University of Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    20 citations

  6. Nanyang Technological University

    Singapore, Singapore

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    25 citations

  7. University of Central Lancashire Cyprus

    Larnaca, Cyprus

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    23 citations

  8. Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta

    Surakarta, Indonesia

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    72 citations

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Venues

  1. International Journal of the Sociology of Language

    IJSL · 5 publications · 120 citations

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  3. Language in Society

    3 publications · 307 citations

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  4. Current Issues in Language Planning

    2 publications · 38 citations

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  5. Journal of Linguistic Anthropology

    JLA · 2 publications · 49 citations

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