Language Wars and Linguistic Politics |
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| Author:
| Calvet, Louis-Jean
Petheram, Michel |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-870021-0 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 1998 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $82.00 |
Book Description:
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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 the 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...
More DescriptionNon-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 the 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 patterns of language use. The book, based on sound scholarship and the author's original research, is rich in factual detail and case studies, and will be accessible to non-specialist readers.