Language without Rights (Paperback)

Language without Rights is a book-length critique of the concept of language rights. Synthesizing insights from a variety of disciplines, including linguistic anthropology, sociolinguistics, sociology and political philosophy, Wee demonstrates how the appeal to language rights faces a number of conceptual and practical problems, particularly because the discourse of rights is fundamentally inconsistent with the socially variable nature of language. The book also explores an alternative that is more in tune with the complexities of language in social life by suggesting that issues involving language are better managed within a model of deliberative democracy.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Oxford Studies in Sociolinguistics
Release date:	2011
First published:	December 2010
Authors:	Lionel Wee (Associate Professorof English Language and Literature)
Dimensions:	234 x 159 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	232
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-973742-0
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Sociolinguistics Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy
LSN:	0-19-973742-8
Barcode:	9780199737420

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