Dominant languages
Subtitle: language and hierarchy in Britain and France
By: R.D. Grillo.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1989
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 261
Subjects: Sociolinguistics -- Great Britain.; Sociolinguistics -- France.; Great Britain -- Languages -- Political aspects.; France -- Languages -- Political aspects.
Description: This book takes an interdisciplinary approach to the relations between power and language. Many societies are 'multilingual' throughout their history, but there is often a hierarchial ordering of their languages, dialects, and ways of speaking. These are rarely of equal status, power or authority. Through a detailed and systematic comparison of Britain and France, the author examines the concept of language dominance, and the causes and consequences of linguistic hierarchy. -- Book Jacket.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 229-252.
Includes index.