Language wars and linguistic politics
By: Louis-Jean Calvet ; translated by Michel Petheram.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Oxford [England]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 212
Subjects: Language and languages.; Language policy.; Language planning.
Other titles: Language wars
Description: Non-linguistic conflicts are often projected on to language differences, and may be played out in the language policies of governments and other holders of power. This text deals broadly with this interaction of language issues and political process.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [204]-208) and index.