Language, a right and a resource
Subtitle: approaches to linguistics human rights
By: edited by Miklós Kontra ... [et al.].
Contributors: Kontra, Miklós.
Publisher: Central European University Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Budapest; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 346
Subjects: Language and languages -- Political aspects.; Language and languages -- Moral and ethical aspects.; Human rights.
Description: "This study broadens our knowledge of the important role of language in minority rights and in social and political struggles for LHRs. Exploring the interactions of linguistic diversity, biodiversity, the free market and human rights, the contributors present case studies to highlight such issues as Kurdish satellite TV attempting to create a virtual state on the air through trying to achieve basic LHRs for Kurds in Turkey; the implementation of LHRs in the Baltic states; language rights activism in Canada; the spread of English as an international language; and the obstacles met in education by Roma and the Deaf in Hungary because of lack of appropriate LHRs." "Language: A Right and a Resource is a multi-disciplinary text which can be used in a variety of different areas of study in the legal profession, linguistics, cultural and political studies."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.