Humphrey Tonkin

List of John Benjamins publications in which Humphrey Tonkin is involved.

Journal

Language Problems and Language Planning

Edited by Michele Gazzola

ISSN 0272-2690 | E‑ISSN 1569‑9889

Book series

Studies in World Language Problems

Edited by Humphrey Tonkin

ISSN 1572-1183

Titles

Linguistic Equality

Edited by Humphrey Tonkin

Special issue of Language Problems and Language Planning 39:3 (2015) v, 101 pp.

The Translator as Mediator of Cultures

Edited by Humphrey Tonkin and Maria Esposito Frank

If it is bilingualism that transfers information and ideas from culture to culture, it is the translator who systematizes and generalizes this process. The translator serves as a mediator of cultures. In this collection of essays, based on a conference held at the University of Hartford, a group of… read more

[Studies in World Language Problems, 3] 2010. x, 201 pp.

Language in the Twenty-First Century: Selected papers of the millennial conferences of the Center for Research and Documentation on World Language Problems, held at the University of Hartford and Yale University

Edited by Humphrey Tonkin and Timothy Reagan

What is the future of languages in an increasingly globalized world? Are we moving toward the use of a single language for global communication, or are there ways of managing language diversity at the international level? Can we, or should we, maintain a balance between the global need to… read more

[Studies in World Language Problems, 1] 2003. vi, 209 pp.

Tonkin, Humphrey 2017 Dirk Delabastita and Ton Hoenselaars (Eds.). Multilingualism in the drama of Shakespeare and his contemporaries  Language Problems and Language Planning 41:2, pp. 192–195 | Review

Tonkin, Humphrey 2016 Invented cities, invented languages: Esperanto and urban textuality, 1887–1914 Language Problems and Language Planning 40:1, pp. 85–99 | Article

L. L. Zamenhof saw the creation of his proposed international language, Esperanto, as a process of construction, rather like the building of a city. This new city of words would replace the walls of language difference that had previously separated the nations. His poems imagined a new… read more

Tonkin, Humphrey 2015 The search for linguistic equality Linguistic Equality, Tonkin, Humphrey (ed.), pp. 221–226 | Article

Five papers from the symposium on language and equality, held in New York in 2014 and organized by the Working Group on Language and the United Nations, make up this special issue of Language Problems and Language Planning. The symposium highlighted the difficulty of defining the nature of language… read more

Tonkin, Humphrey 2014 Review of Spolsky (2012): The Cambridge handbook of language policy Language Problems and Language Planning 38:2, pp. 221–223 | Review

Tonkin, Humphrey 2013 Review of Montgomery (2012): Europe’s Languages on England’s Stages, 1590–1620 Language Problems and Language Planning 37:3, pp. 287–289 | Review

Tonkin, Humphrey 2012 Review of Valore (2011): Multilingualism: Language, Power, and Knowledge Language Problems and Language Planning 36:3, pp. 298–300 | Review

Tonkin, Humphrey 2012 John Milton and Paul Bandia (eds.). Agents of Translation. Language Problems and Language Planning 36:1, pp. 85–87 | Review

Tonkin, Humphrey 2012 Review of Hernández Yzal, Máthé & Molera (2010): Bibliografio de periodaĵoj en aŭ pri Esperanto Language Problems and Language Planning 36:2, pp. 198–200 | Review

Tonkin, Humphrey 2011 Chaos in Esperanto-Land: Echoes of the Holocaust Language Problems and Language Planning 35:2, pp. 161–171 | Article

The Holocaust had a profound effect on the Esperanto movement. Many of the leading members of the Esperanto language community perished, and some survived. Recent years have seen a revival of interest in those who died and those who lived. Among the dead were most of the family of L. L. Zamenhof,… read more

Tonkin, Humphrey 2011 Review of Bokarjova (2010): Sciencisto, esperantisto, patro: Eŭgeno Bokarjov Language Problems and Language Planning 35:2, pp. 193–195 | Review

Tonkin, Humphrey 2011 Review of Simon, Blanke, Panka & Schubert (2010): Lexicon Silvestre: Beiträge zum multilingualen Wörterbuch des Forstwesens / Kontribuoj pri la multlingva vortaro de la forstfako Language Problems and Language Planning 35:1, pp. 92–94 | Review

Krog, Antjie, Rosalind Morris and Humphrey Tonkin 2010 1. Translation as reconciliation: A conversation about politics, translation, and multilingualism in South Africa The Translator as Mediator of Cultures, Tonkin, Humphrey and Maria Esposito Frank (eds.), pp. 17–36 | Article

South Africa is an example of the urgent need for translation. In moving away from two official languages to eleven, South Africa, limited in resources and unprepared to handle such linguistic complexity at the level of government, has in effect empowered English as the prestige language. The… read more

Tonkin, Humphrey 2010 10. The semantics of invention: Translation into Esperanto The Translator as Mediator of Cultures, Tonkin, Humphrey and Maria Esposito Frank (eds.), pp. 169–190 | Article

The particular challenges of translating Winnie-the-Pooh into a planned language like Esperanto include grappling with culture-specific and idiomatic phraseology, word-play, the choice of proper names, and an audience divided between children and adults. The problem is none the less made simpler… read more

Tonkin, Humphrey 2009 Review of Poblet i Feijoo (2008): El Congrés Universal d’Esperanto de 1909 a Barcelona / La Universala Kongreso de Esperanto de 1909 en Barcelono Language Problems and Language Planning 33:1, pp. 87–88 | Review

Tonkin, Humphrey 2009 Review of Okrent (2009): In the Land of Invented Languages Language Problems and Language Planning 33:3, pp. 291–293 | Review

Juaristi, Patxi, Timothy Reagan and Humphrey Tonkin 2008 Linguistic diversity in the European Union: An overview Respecting Linguistic Diversity in the European Union, Arzoz, Xabier (ed.), pp. 47–72 | Article

An examination of the extent and diversity of languages in Europe and specifically in the European Union reveals that there are over sixty indigenous languages currently spoken in, and historically established in, the territory of the EU, along with almost thirty sign languages. The authors… read more

Tonkin, Humphrey 2008 Review of Privat & Lins (2007): Vivo de Zamenhof Language Problems and Language Planning 32:2, pp. 213–214 | Review

Tonkin, Humphrey 2008 Review of Künzli (2006): Universalaj lingvoj en Svislando: Svisa enciklopedio planlingva Language Problems and Language Planning 32:3, pp. 290–292 | Review

Tonkin, Humphrey 2008 Review of Pleadin (2006): Ordeno de verda plumo: Leksikono pri Esperantlingvaj verkistoj Language Problems and Language Planning 32:1, pp. 67–69 | Review

Tonkin, Humphrey 2007 Review of Nanovfszky (2004): The Finno-Ugric World Language Problems and Language Planning 31:2, pp. 208–209 | Review

Tonkin, Humphrey 2007 Recent studies in Esperanto and interlinguistics: 2006 Language Problems and Language Planning 31:2, pp. 169–196 | Article

The mainstream conduct of research on Esperanto and interlinguistics is a relatively recent phenomenon, which of late has grown easier through better access to libraries and a growing body of scholarly work. The situation of Esperanto and interlinguistics in universities remains stable. However,… read more

Tonkin, Humphrey 2007 Review of Korĵenkov (2005): Historio de Esperanto Language Problems and Language Planning 31:1, pp. 79–83 | Review

Tonkin, Humphrey 2006 Review of Blanke (2004): Esperanto kaj socialismo? Pri la movado sur la “alia flanko” Language Problems and Language Planning 30:1, pp. 75–78 | Review

Tonkin, Humphrey 2006 Review of Wright (2004): Language Policy and Language Planning Language Problems and Language Planning 30:3, pp. 305–306 | Review

Tonkin, Humphrey 2005 Review of de Swaan (2001): Words of the World: The Global Language System Language Problems and Language Planning 29:2, pp. 201–203 | Review

Tonkin, Humphrey 2005 Barry Taylor (ed.). Foreign-Language Printing in London 1500–1900 Language Problems and Language Planning 29:3, pp. 287–288 | Review

Tonkin, Humphrey 2005 Review of Adams (2003): Bilingualism and the Latin Language Language Problems and Language Planning 29:3, pp. 294–297 | Review

Tonkin, Humphrey 2003 Why learn foreign languages? Thoughts for a new millennium Language in the Twenty-First Century: Selected papers of the millennial conferences of the Center for Research and Documentation on World Language Problems, held at the University of Hartford and Yale University, Tonkin, Humphrey and Timothy Reagan (eds.), pp. 145–155 | Article

Tonkin, Humphrey 2003 Review of Calvet (2002): Le marché aux langues: Les effets linguistiques de la mondialisation Language Problems and Language Planning 27:1, pp. 108–114 | Review

Tonkin, Humphrey 2003 Review of Nunberg (2001): The Way We Talk Now Language Problems and Language Planning 27:2, pp. 208–210 | Review

Tonkin, Humphrey 2003 Review of Lepore (2002): A Is For American: Letters and Other Characters in the Newly United States Language Problems and Language Planning 27:1, pp. 98–100 | Review

Tonkin, Humphrey and Timothy Reagan 2003 Introduction: Language and the pursuit of the millennium Language in the Twenty-First Century: Selected papers of the millennial conferences of the Center for Research and Documentation on World Language Problems, held at the University of Hartford and Yale University, Tonkin, Humphrey and Timothy Reagan (eds.), pp. 1–7 | Article

Tonkin, Humphrey 2001 Review of Nettle (1999): Linguistic Diversity Language Problems and Language Planning 25:2, pp. 189–192 | Review

Tonkin, Humphrey 2001 Review of Calvet (1999): Pour une écologie des langues du monde Language Problems and Language Planning 25:3, pp. 305–311 | Review

Tonkin, Humphrey 2000 Editorial: Responding to Changes in the Field Language Problems and Language Planning 24:1, pp. 1–10 | Article

Since LMLP, the precursor of LPLP, began publication over thirty years ago, the field of sociolinguistics and language policy has changed. Dedicated to the study of the terrain where languages intersect, the journal began in an environment in which the principal problem was the failure of… read more

Tonkin, Humphrey 2000 Review of Veuthey (2000): Jarlibro 2000 & (2000): Kongresa Libro Tel-Avivo, 25 julio – 1 aŭgusto 2000 Language Problems and Language Planning 24:3, pp. 273–278 | Review article

Tonkin, Humphrey 1995 A Little-Known Linguistic and Cultural Treasure: The Hector Hodler Library in Rotterdam Language Problems and Language Planning 19:2, pp. 185–187 | Miscellaneous

Tonkin, Humphrey 1994 Conferences Examine Language in Post-Cold-War Europe Language Problems and Language Planning 18:1, pp. 59–60 | Miscellaneous

Tonkin, Humphrey 1988 Language and Culture in International Organizations Language Problems and Language Planning 12:2, pp. 169–170 | Miscellaneous

Tonkin, Humphrey 1988 "100 Jahre Esperanto" Language Problems and Language Planning 12:1, pp. 44–51 | Miscellaneous

Tonkin, Humphrey 1987 Conference Reports/Raportoj pri Konferencoj/Konferenzberichte/Berichten over Conferences Language Problems and Language Planning 11:2, pp. 201–207 | Section header

Tonkin, Humphrey 1987 One Hundred Years of Esperanto: A Survey Language Problems and Language Planning 11:3, pp. 264–282 | Article

RESUMO Cent jaroj de Esperanto: Superrigardo La unua lernolibro de Esperanto aperis en 1887. Ĝia aǔtoro, L. L. Zamenhof, kreis lingvan movadon, kies historio daǔras seninterrompe ĝis la hodiaǔa tago. La lingvo mem estas miksaĵo de eüropaj elementoj kaj apriora, esence internacia, strukturo. Tra la… read more

Tonkin, Humphrey 1987 Editorial Language Problems and Language Planning 11:3, pp. 261–263 | Article

Tonkin, Humphrey 1985 Redakcia Artikolo Language Problems and Language Planning 9:1, pp. 1–2 | Article

Tonkin, Humphrey 1984 Editorial Language Problems and Language Planning 8:3, pp. 279–280 | Article

Tonkin, Humphrey 1979 Real Character and Lunatic Language: Language Planning in the 17th and 18th Centuries (Review Essay) Language Problems and Language Planning 3:2, pp. 76–85 | Article

Reala skribajo kaj lima lingvo: lingvo-planado en la 17-a kaj l8-a jarcentoj Lastatempe okazis revivigo de interesigo pri la tielnomataj filozofiaj lingvoj de la deksepa jarcento. Tion kauzis versajne sangigantaj starpunktoj rilate artefaritajn Hngvosistemojn kaj konstato, ke la lingva teorio estas… read more