Linguistic justice : international law and language policy /

Globalisation and migration are producing societies of increasing linguistic diversity. At the same time, English is achieving unprecedented global dominance, smaller languages are becoming 'extinct' at an alarming rate, and ethnic tensions in countries from Belgium to Tibet continue to ce...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Mowbray, Jacqueline
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
Zusammenfassung:
Globalisation and migration are producing societies of increasing linguistic diversity. At the same time, English is achieving unprecedented global dominance, smaller languages are becoming 'extinct' at an alarming rate, and ethnic tensions in countries from Belgium to Tibet continue to centre on questions of language. Against this background, the issue of how to ensure justice between speakers of different languages becomes a pressing social concern. Matters of 'linguistic justice'are therefore drawing increasing scholarly attention across a range of disciplines.How does international law con
Umfang:
1 online resource (541 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-174548-0
1-283-94948-2
0-19-163971-0
0-19-163972-9
Schlagworte:
Language and languages > Law and legislation.
Language policy.
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