| Language Wars and Linguistic Politics Contributor(s): Calvet, Louis-Jean (Author), Petheram, Michel (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198700210 ISBN-13: 9780198700210 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $77.90 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 1998 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Communication Studies - Political Science - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Sociolinguistics |
| Dewey: 306.449 |
| LCCN: 97039157 |
| Physical Information: 0.49" H x 6.46" W x 8.48" (0.61 lbs) 228 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
