Minority languages and group identity : cases and categories

Minority languages and group identity : cases and categories / John Edwards.

The central concern in this book is the relationship between language and group identity, a relationship that is thrown into greatest relief in 'minority' settings. Since much of the current interest in minority languages revolves around issues of identity politics, language rights and the...

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Main Author: Edwards, John, 1947 December 3-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2010.
Series:Impact, studies in language and society ; 27.
Subjects:
Linguistic minorities.
Language attrition.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Sociolinguistics.
Language attrition
Linguistic minorities
Sprachkontakt
Sprachliche Minderheit
Gruppenidentität
Sprachkonflikt
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Table of Contents:
  • Minority Languages and Group Identity; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Dedication page; Table of contents; An introductory overview; Languages in contact and conflict I; Languages in contact and conflict II; Parochialism and intercourse; Towards a typology of minority-language settings; Irish; Gaelic in Scotland; Gaelic in Nova Scotia; Esperanto; Epilogue; References; Index; The series IMPACT: Studies in language and society.

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