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Language Wars and Linguistic Politics

Language Wars and Linguistic Politics( )
Author: Calvet, Louis-Jean
Petheram, Michel
ISBN:978-0-19-823598-9
Publication Date:Apr 1998
Publisher:Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:AUD $170.00
Book Description:

Non-linguistic conflicts - economic, religious, territorial - are often projected on to language differences, and may be played out in the language policies of governments and other holders of power. Jean-Louis Calvet deals broadly, in a non-technical and introductory style, with this interaction of language issues and political process. He examines the fundamental problems arising from language contact, multilingualism, and the conflicts caused by inequalities symbolized in various...
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Book Details
Pages:232
Detailed Subjects: Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / General
Political Science / Public Policy / Social Policy
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):14.224 x 21.844 x 2.032 cm
Book Weight:0.001 Kilograms



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