Language, Power and Identity Politics [electronic resource] /
Craith, Máiréad Nic.editor.
Dominance, identity and resistance are key themes in this examination of language in global, virtual and local settings. It focuses on world languages, linguistic rights and minority protection. Case studies explore the social strategies employed by migrants speaking non-indigenous tongues and the effect of religion in sensitive political contexts.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Tables; Series Editor's Preface; Acknowledgements; Notes on the Contributors; 1 Languages and Power: Accommodation and Resistance; 2 Globalisation and Transformation: Language Planning in New Contexts; 3 Linguistic Human Rights in Education: International Case Studies; 4 English in Europe: Threat or Promise?; 5 Minority Protection and Lesser-Used Language Promotion: The Convention on the Future of the European Union; 6 Broadcasting for Minorities: The Case of the Celtic Languages; 7 Language, Culture and Identity: The Chinese Community in Northern Ireland
8 Intercultural Communication: Chinese Culture in UK Education9 Faith, Language and Identity: Muslim Migrants in Scotland and Northern Ireland; 10 Language, Faith and Communication; 11 9/11 and the War on Terrorism: The Clash of 'Words', 'Cultures' and 'Civilisations': Myth or Reality; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Dominance, identity and resistance are key themes in this examination of language in global, virtual and local settings. It focuses on world languages, linguistic rights and minority protection. Case studies explore the social strategies employed by migrants speaking non-indigenous tongues and the effect of religion in sensitive political contexts.
Sociolinguistics.
Political sociology.
Sociolinguistics.
Political Sociology.
Sociology, general.
Cultural Studies.
Social Structure, Social Inequality.