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Minority languages and group identity : cases and categories /

The central concern in this book is the relationship between language and group identity, a relationship that is thrown into greatest relief in 'minority' settings. Since much of the current interest in minority languages revolves around issues of identity politics, language rights and the...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Edwards, John, 1947 December 3-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2010.
Colección:Impact, studies in language and society ; 27.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The central concern in this book is the relationship between language and group identity, a relationship that is thrown into greatest relief in 'minority' settings. Since much of the current interest in minority languages revolves around issues of identity politics, language rights and the plight of 'endangered' languages, one aim of the book is to summarise and analyse these and other pivotal themes. Furthermore, since the uniqueness of every language-contact situation does not rest upon unique elements or features - but, rather, upon the particular weightings and combinations of features tha.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (ix, 231 pages) : map
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789027288684
9027288682
9027218668
9789027218667
1282484974
9781282484979
9786612484971
6612484977
ISSN:1385-7908 ;