UID:
almahu_9949481447702882
Format:
1 online resource (352 p.)
ISBN:
9783110208351
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9783110238570
Series Statement:
Contributions to the Sociology of Language [CSL] , 96
Content:
This book offers an inclusive perspective on the constellation of languages in Europe by taking into account official state languages, regional minority languages and immigrant minority languages. Although "celebrating linguistic diversity" is one of the key propositions in the European discourse on multilingualism and language policies, this device holds for these three types of languages in a decreasing order. All three types of languages, however, are constituent parts of a multilingual European identity and should be taken into account in any type of language policy. Both facts and policies on multilingualism and plurilingual education are addressed in case studies at the national and European level. The selection of case studies is based on a careful weighing of geographical spread of countries and languages across Europe on the one hand, and availability of established expert knowledge on the other. After an Introduction to the theme of the book (Guus Extra and Durk Gorter), Part I deals with official state languages with a focus on the spread of English as lingua franca across Europe (Juliane House), on French and France (Dennis Ager), on Polish in Poland and abroad (Justyna Lesniew"7;ka), and on language constellations in the Baltic States (Gabrielle Hogan-Brun). Part II deals with regional minority languages with a focus on Catalan in Spain (Francesc Xavier Vila i Moreno), Frisian in the Netherlands (Durk Gorter et al.), Hungarian as a minority language in Central Europe (Susan Gal), and Saami in the Nordic countries (Mikael Svonni). Part III deals with immigrant minority languages in the United Kingdom (Viv Edwards), Sweden (Lilian Nygren-Junkin), Italy (Monica Barni and Carla Bagna) and Europe at large (Guus Extra and Kutlay Yağmur).
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Introduction --
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The constellation of languages in Europe: an --
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inclusive approach --
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Section I. Official state languages --
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English as lingua franca in Europe today --
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French and France: language and state --
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Polish in Poland and abroad --
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Language constellations across the Baltic --
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Republics: a comparative review --
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Section II. Regional minority languages --
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Catalan in Spain --
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Frisian in the Netherlands --
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Hungarian as a minority language --
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Sámi languages in the Nordic countries and --
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Russia --
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Section III. Immigrant minority languages --
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New minority languages in the United --
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Kingdom --
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Immigrant minority languages in Sweden --
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Immigrant languages in Italy --
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Immigrant minority languages in Europe: --
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cross-national and cross-linguistic perspectives --
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Backmatter
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Issued also in print.
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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In English.
In:
DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1, De Gruyter, 9783110238570
In:
DGBA Backlist Linguistics and Semiotics 2000-2014 (EN), De Gruyter, 9783110238457
In:
DGBA Linguistics and Semiotics 2000 - 2014, De Gruyter, 9783110636970
In:
De Gruyter Mouton Backlist 2000-2015, De Gruyter, 9783110742961
In:
E-BOOK GESAMTPAKET / COMPLETE PACKAGE 2008, De Gruyter, 9783110212129
In:
E-BOOK PACKAGE ENGLISH LANGUAGES TITLES 2008, De Gruyter, 9783110212136
In:
E-BOOK PAKET LINGUISTIK UND LITERATURWISSENSCHAFT 2008, De Gruyter, 9783110209457
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783110205121
Language:
English
Subjects:
Comparative Studies. Non-European Languages/Literatures
DOI:
10.1515/9783110208351
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110208351
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110208351
