As part of a common cultural heritage minority languages in Europe need protection. The contributions to this book reflect urgent, stimulating and productive debates among researchers in sociolinguistics, linguistic anthropology, politics and sociology, and among language activists and policy makers. INDICE: List of Tables and figures Preface Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors PART I: INTRODUCTION Minority Languages in Europe: An Introduction to the Current Debate; G.Hogan-Brun & S.Wolff When Language is 'Just Symbolic': Reconsidering the Significance of Language to the Politics of Identity; C.O'Reilly PART II: LEGAL AND POLICY FRAMEWORKS Devising an Adequate System of Minority Protection in the Area of Language Rights; K.Henrard Facilitating or Generating Linguistic Diversity: The European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages; M.N.Craith The Practitioner's Perspective: Minority Languages and Linguistic Minorities in the Work of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities; J.Packer PART III: CASE STUDIES Ethnic Germans as a Language Minority in Central and Eastern Europe: Legislative and Policy Frameworks in Poland, Hungary and Romania; K.Cordell & S.Wolff Baltic National Minorities in a Transitional Setting; G.Hogan-Brun Politics and Language Rights: A Case Study of LanguagePolitics in Croatia; V.Pupavac 'Minor' Needs or the Ambiguous Power of Translation; C.Millán-Varela On Policies and Prospects for British Sign Language; G.H. Turner The Changing Status of Romani in Europe; D.W.Halwachs PART IV: CONCLUSION Language, Nationalism and Democracy in Europe; S.May Index
- ISBN: 978-0-230-21703-4
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 256
- Fecha Publicación: 18/05/2010
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- Idioma: Inglés