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Linguistic Culture and Language Policy.

By looking closely at the multilingual deomocracies of India, France and the USA, Harold F. Schiffman examines how language policy is primarily a social construct based on belief systems, attitudes and myths.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Schiffman, Harold
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Routledge, 1998.
Colección:Politics of language.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures and tables; Preface; Introduction: language policy and linguistic culture; Typologies of multilingualism and typologies of language policy; Religion, myth and linguistic culture; Language policy and linguistic culture in France; French in the marginal areas: Alsace and the other regions; Indian linguistic culture and the genesis of language policy in the subcontinent; Language policy and linguistic culture in Tamilnau; Language policy in the United States; Language policy in California; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.