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Maintaining Minority Languages in Transnational Contexts
. Ed(S): Pauwels, Anne; Winter, Joanne; Lo Bianco, Joseph
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Description for Maintaining Minority Languages in Transnational Contexts
Paperback. This book provides a comparison of how, in a transnational world, Australia and Europe are dealing with the issue of managing and maintaining multilingualism through language policies. Editor(s): Pauwels, Anne; Winter, Joanne; Lo Bianco, Joseph. Series: Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities. Num Pages: 209 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CB; CFB; JFSL; JPVH; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
Deals with challenges to the maintenance of minority (or community) languages in this era of globalization and increasing transnational movements of people. The contributors, experts in language policy, language maintenance and multilingualism offer complementary perspectives from Australia and Europe on the maintenance of linguistic diversity.
Deals with challenges to the maintenance of minority (or community) languages in this era of globalization and increasing transnational movements of people. The contributors, experts in language policy, language maintenance and multilingualism offer complementary perspectives from Australia and Europe on the maintenance of linguistic diversity.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
209
Condition
New
Series
Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities
Number of Pages
209
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349285495
SKU
V9781349285495
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99-15
About . Ed(S): Pauwels, Anne; Winter, Joanne; Lo Bianco, Joseph
SALLY BOYD Professor in Linguistics, University of Göteborg, Sweden TOVE BULL Professor of Nordic Languages, University of Tromsø, Norway GUUS EXTRA Chair of Language and Minorities, Tilburg University, Netherlands SANDRA KIPP Australian Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Languages, University of Melbourne, Australia PETER H. NELDE Professor and Chair in General and German Linguistics, Brussels University (K.U.B.), Belgium and Head ... Read more
Reviews for Maintaining Minority Languages in Transnational Contexts
'Maintaining Minority Languages in Transnational Contexts...offers a thorough and accessible overview of language policy and planning isssues in Australia and Europe. Its nine entries are engaging and well-written. Equally important, consistent placement of a common set of concerns against larger sociological, cultural and political context bring this volume...together into a coherent whole.' - Christof Demont-Henrich, Journal of Sociolinguistics ... Read more