ISBN:
9789027275073
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (431 Seiten)
Series Statement:
IMPACT: Studies in Language and Society
DDC:
306.449
Keywords:
Sprachpolitik
;
Mehrsprachigkeit
;
Language and languages -- Law and legislation -- Congresses
;
Language policy -- Congresses
;
Linguistic minorities -- Civil rights -- Congresses
;
Konferenzschrift 1996
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
The contributions to this volume cover a broad range of issues in language policy that are hotly debated in every corner of the globe. The articles included investigate the implications of language policies on the notion of language rights as the issues are played out in very specific circumstances - from the courtroom in Australia to the legislature in California to the educational system in England to the administrative practices of the European Commission. The authors explore conflicts between basic conceptions of fairness in justice, administration and education on the one hand, and political and economic realities on the other. Articles focus on langage issues in the United States, Canada, Brazil, England, France, Slovakia, Russia, Sri Lanka, Australia and several African states. Other articles consider the implications of new supernational agreements - the European Union, NAFTA, GATT, the OAU - on language issues in the signatory states. In sum the volume offers an extensive presentation of current issues and practices in language policy and linguistic human rights.
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