The politics of language : conflict, identity and cultural pluralism in comparative perspective /

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This volume surveys and analyzes the historical background of recent controversies over language in the US, and compares the country to two official multilingual societies: Canada and Switzerland.;This book should be suitable for courses in linguistics, political science, and sociology. It is intend...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Schmid, Carol L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
Temas:
Nationalism > United States.
Cultural pluralism > United States.
Nationalisme > États-Unis.
Diversité culturelle > États-Unis.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Sociolinguistics.
Cultural pluralism
Language and languages > Political aspects
Nationalism
Sprachpolitik
Mehrsprachigkeit
Multikulturelle Gesellschaft
Taalpolitiek.
United States > Languages > Political aspects.
Canada > Languages > Political aspects.
Switzerland > Languages > Political aspects.
États-Unis > Langues > Aspect politique.
Canada > Langues > Aspect politique.
Suisse > Langues > Aspect politique.
Canada
Switzerland
United States
Kanada
Schweiz
USA
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : the politics of language, national identity, and cultural pluralism in the United States
  • Historical background of language protection and restriction
  • Immigrant exclusion and language restriction in the twentieth century
  • Language rights and the legal status of English-Only laws
  • Attitudes toward language, national identity, and cultural pluralism
  • Language and identity politics in Canada
  • Identity and social incorporation in multilingual Switzerland
  • The politics of language in the late twentieth century
  • Conclusion : the future of language politics in the United States.

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