Language Demography

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Graphs
List of Maps
Acknowledgements
Introduction
	References
1 Demography and Demolinguistics
	Demolinguistics and Geodemolinguistics
	Demolinguistics and Geography
	Denominations for Demolinguistics
		a. English Denominations
		b. French Denominations
		c. Spanish Denominations
	The Precursors of Demolinguistics
	Summary
	References
2 Linguistics for Demographers
	Fundamental Linguistic Concepts
		Types of Linguistic Varieties
		Linguistic Distances: Intercomprehension
		Confusion of Languages
	Geographic Considerations
		Borders
		Communities
	Psychosocial Considerations
		Mother Tongues and Native Speakers
		Heritage Languages and Learned Languages
		Knowledge of Languages
		Bilingual Speakers
		Categories of Bilingual Speakers On a Psychological Basis
	Social and Ethnic Considerations
		Domains of Language Use
		Diglossia
		Linguistic Attitudes
		Minority Languages
	Language Vitality
	Summary
	References
3 Demography for Linguists
	Population
	Composition of the Population
		Age
		Sex Or Gender
		Race, Ethnicity, and Religion
		Education Level
		Civil Status
		Employment and Socioeconomic Status
	Population Distribution
		Household and Family
	Demographic Changes
		Fertility
		Mortality
		Migrations
	From Facts to Theories
	Summary
	References
4 Demolinguistic Data and Sources
	Data
	Sources
	Administrative Registers
	Censuses
	Surveys
		Subjective Vitality Questionnaires
	International and Digital Sources
	Encyclopedias, Catalogs, and Other Sources
		Encyclopedias
		Language Catalogs
		Linguistic and Other Sources
	Summary
	References
5 Demolinguistic Factors
	Speakers and Their Communities
		Preestablished Definitions of Speakers
		The Sizes of Speech Communities
		Factors of Vitality and Sustainability
			Sociodemographic Factors
			Economic and Political Factors
		Demolinguistic Factors and Concepts Elaborated
	Speaker Profiles
		Native Skills Cluster German Speakers (NSC)
		Limited Skills Cluster German Speakers (LSC)
		Learners of Foreign Language Cluster German Speakers Learning Spanish (LFLC)
	Explanatory Factors
		Official Languages and International Languages
		Education
		The Economy
		Culture and Science
		Digital Communication
	Summary
	References
6 Demolinguistic Analyses
	Objectives and Levels of Demolinguistic Analysis
	Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis
	The Statistical Elements of Demography
		Basic Demographic Indicators
		Subjective Categories
		Population Dynamics
		Comparing Populations
		Demographic Projections
	Errors, Biases, and Changes in Criteria
		Errors
		Biases
		Criticisms and Disputes
	Graphic Representations
		Line Graphs
		Bar Graphs and Pie Charts
		Histograms
		Radar Or Spider Charts
		Pyramids of Speaker Populations
		Other Diagrams
		Cartography
			Point Expression Mapping
			Linear Expression Mapping
			Zonal Expression Mapping
	Summary
	References
7 Applications of Demolinguistics
	Ethnic, Local, and Social Minority Languages
		The Study of Vitality
		The World Map of Minority Languages
		Controversies Around Vitality
		Linguistic Revitalization
		Local Languages
		Social Group Languages
	Immigrant Minority Languages
	Regional and National Languages
	Transnational Majority Languages
		How to Measure the Importance of Languages
			a. Perceived Importance
			b. Estimated Importance
			c) Calculated Importance
	Summary
	References
Conclusion
	References
Index