Minority Languages in Europe - Frameworks, Status, Prospects (Paperback)

Minority languages are part of Europe's shared cultural heritage and there is a broad consensus that it is important to protect and encourage linguistic and cultural diversity during the process of continuing European integration. But what legislative and policy instruments can be effective? Are there conflicts between language rights and the social policy demands of nation building? How are general European concerns reflected or challenged within individual countries? This volume illustrates the intellectually productive debate among sociolinguists, linguistic anthropologists, political scientists, lawyers, language activists and policy makers. The contributions focus on the current status of minority languages within a 'Europe of the regions', the future prospects for minority languages in the continuing process of European integration, and the effectiveness or otherwise of current national and European frameworks in ensuring future linguistic and cultural diversity.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2003
First published:	2003
Editors:	G Hogan-Brun • S. Wolff
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	238
ISBN-13:	978-0-230-21703-4
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Sociolinguistics Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General Promotions
LSN:	0-230-21703-6
Barcode:	9780230217034

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!