Harold Schiffman

Linguistic Culture and Language Policy (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

By looking closely at the multilingual deomocracies of India, France and the USA, Harold F. Schiffman examines how language policy is primarily a social construct based on belief systems, attitudes and myths.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. November 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134670017
• Artikelnr.: 38257184

Autorenporträt

Harold F.Schiffman is Professor of South Asian Regional Studies and Luce Professor of Language Learning at the University of Pennsylvania.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Introduction: language policy and linguistic culture
Chapter 2 Typologies of multilingualism and typologies of language policy
Chapter 3 Religion, myth and linguistic culture
Chapter 4 Language policy and linguistic culture in France
Chapter 5 French in the marginal areas: Alsace and the other regions
Chapter 6 Indian linguistic culture and the genesis of language policy in the subcontinent
Chapter 7 Language policy and linguistic culture in Tamilnadu
Chapter 8 Language policy in the United States
Chapter 9 Language policy in California
Chapter 10 Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography Index