Language, culture, and communication in contemporary Europe
By: edited by Charlotte Hoffmann.
Contributors: Hoffmann, Charlotte, 1947-
Publisher: Multilingual Matters; Mulitlingual Matters
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Clevedon [Avon, England]; Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 164
Subjects: Language and culture -- Europe.; Nationalism -- Europe.; Translating and interpreting -- Social aspects -- Europe.; Europe -- Languages -- Political aspects.
Description: This book offers a multidisciplinary approach to the consideration of aspects of Europe's linguistic and cultural heritage. The ten contributions explore the relationship between language, culture and modern communication, either taking Europe as a whole or looking at specific countries. The authors' backgrounds and expertise span a number of disciplines, from linguistics, sociolinguistics and translation studies to information technology and cultural studies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The global information society and Europe's linguistic and cultural heritage / John Laver and Jan Roukens; title: Language and national identity in Europe / Stephen Barbour; title: Signs of belonging : languages, nations, and culture in the Old and New Europe / Tony Crowley; title: Lowland Scots : issues in nationalism and identity / Kim Hardie; title: Linguistic purification, the French nation-state, and the linguist / Jacques Durand; title: Language planning at the crossroads : the case of contemporary Spain / Charlotte Hoffmann; title: Centre-periphery communication in Spain : the politics of language and the language of politics / Audrey Brassloff; title: Sense and pense : an alternative language policy for Europe / Paul Gubbins; title: The formulation of translation strategies for cultural references / Jean-Pierre Mailhac; title: Translation as cross-cultural communication / Christina Schäffner.