Description |
ix, 311 pages ; 23 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-305) and index. |
Contents |
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 -- Language in a postnational era : hegemony or transcendence? -- New discourse, new legal instruments, and new political context for minorities and their languages -- The fragmentation of the old nation states and the rise of small nations -- Endangered languages. |
Subject |
Language planning -- History.
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Language planning. |
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History. |
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Language policy -- History.
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Language policy. |
ISBN |
0333986415 |
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0333986423 paperback |
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