The first edition of Language and Minority Rights, an
outstanding interdisciplinary analysis of the questions and issues
concerning minority language rights in modern nation-states, is now
regarded as a key benchmark in the field of language rights and
language policy, drawing together debates on language from widely
different academic fields, including the sociology of language,
ethnicity and nationalism, sociolinguistics, social and political
theory, education, history and law, and illustrating these debates
via a wealth of different national contexts and examples.
The second edition of this provocative and groundbreaking book
is a timely and useful revision of its core arguments and examples,
addressing new theoretical and empirical developments since its
initial publication. Stephen May 's basic position, however,
remains unchanged he argues for a non-essentialist understanding of
language rights, while at the same time outlining why language
rights are both necessary and legitimate, particularly for minority
groups. This volume is essential reading for students, teachers and
researchers in the sociology of language, sociolinguistics, applied
linguistics, language policy and planning, sociology, politics, and
education.
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