ISBN:
0230302602
,
0230302610
,
9780230302600
,
9780230302617
Language:
English
Edition:
2nd edition
DDC:
306.44/9
Keywords:
Language planning History
;
Language policy History
;
Sprachpolitik
Abstract:
From language continuum to linguistic mosaic : European language communities from the feudal period to the age of nationalism -- Language planning in state nations and nation states -- Nation building in the wake of colonialism : old concepts in new settings -- Transcending the group : languages of contact and lingua francas -- French : the rise and fall of a prestige lingua franca -- English : from language of empire to language of globalisation -- Lingua Francas for the new millennium -- Globalisation and rethinking the concept of language -- New discourse, new legal instruments and a new political context for minorities and their languages -- New polities and new nation building -- Endangered languages -- Conclusion: community and transcendence
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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