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Language Wars and Linguistic Politics

Language Wars and Linguistic Politics

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General ReferenceLinguisticsGeneral Political Science

ISBN10: 0198700210
ISBN13: 9780198700210
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: Dec 3 1998
Pages: 228
Weight: 0.61
Height: 0.49 Width: 6.46 Depth: 8.48
Language: English
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 this 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.

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