Language wars and linguistic politics

Language wars and linguistic politics

Author: 
Calvet, Louis-Jean
Place: 
Oxford
Publisher: 
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Phys descriptions: 
XVI, 212p. : Ill.
Date published: 
1998
Record type: 
ISBN: 
0-19-870021-0
Call No: 
81:001.82 CAL
Abstract: 

A consideration of the interaction of language issues and political process. The fundamental problems which arise from language contact, multilingualism and the inequalities symbolised in various patterns of language use, are examined and illustrated with factual case studies. The text is accessible to non-specialist readers.

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CITATION: Calvet, Louis-Jean. Language wars and linguistic politics . Oxford : Oxford University Press (OUP) , 1998. - Available at: https://library.au.int/language-wars-and-linguistic-politics-2