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Language policy and language planning : from nationalism to globalisation / Sue Wright.

By: Publication details: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.Edition: Second editionDescription: vii, 385 pages ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9780230302600 (hardcover)
  • 0230302602 (hardcover)
  • 9780230302617 (paperback)
  • 0230302610 (paperback)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 306.449 23
LOC classification:
  • P40.5.L35 W75 2016
Contents:
From language continuum to linguistic mosaic : European language communities from the feudal period to the age of nationalism -- Language planning in state nations and nation states -- Nation building in the wake of colonialism : old concepts in new settings -- Transcending the group : languages of contact and lingua francas -- French : the rise and fall of a prestige lingua franca -- English : from language of empire to language of globalisation -- Lingua Francas for the new millennium -- Globalisation and rethinking the concept of language -- New discourse, new legal instruments and a new political context for minorities and their languages -- New polities and new nation building -- Endangered languages -- Conclusion: community and transcendence.
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Book Book Ayesha Abed Library General Stacks Ayesha Abed Library General Stacks 306.449 WRI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Checked out 14/08/2024 3010041515
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 348-382) and index.

From language continuum to linguistic mosaic : European language communities from the feudal period to the age of nationalism -- Language planning in state nations and nation states -- Nation building in the wake of colonialism : old concepts in new settings -- Transcending the group : languages of contact and lingua francas -- French : the rise and fall of a prestige lingua franca -- English : from language of empire to language of globalisation -- Lingua Francas for the new millennium -- Globalisation and rethinking the concept of language -- New discourse, new legal instruments and a new political context for minorities and their languages -- New polities and new nation building -- Endangered languages -- Conclusion: community and transcendence.

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