John Edwards

Multilingualism (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

By looking at the effect of language difference, rather than at theories of language, John Edwards examines the interaction of language with nationalism, politics, history, identity and education.
He illustrates his arguments with a rangew of examples, from recent attempts to revive and preserve languages such as Irish and Basque, to the argument over French and English in Canada and the US English' campaign. He also examines the linguistic myopia of those who would seek to elevate one language over another.
Multilingualism unpicks the complexity associated with a world of so many languages, and creates an overview which is multidisciplinary in focus. Its mixture of curious facts, wit and eloquence, will appeal to anyone who cares about the role of language in society.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 276
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2002
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134810703
• Artikelnr.: 47888220

Autorenporträt

John Edwards is Modern Languages Faculty Research Fellow in Spanish at the University of Oxford. His books include The Spanish Inquisition, Ferdinand and Isabella and Mary I: England's Catholic Queen. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and Correspondiente de la Real Academia de la Historia (Madrid).

Inhaltsangabe

Prologue 1. Language Origins and Language Diversity 2. Interpreting
Language Diversity 3. The Emergence and Measurement of Multilingualism 4.
Dialects and Other Language Varieties 5. Multilingual Abilities 6. The
Consequences of Babel: Lingua Francas and Translation 7. Keeping Languages
Pure 8. Languages and Identities 9. Language Decline and Revival: Basic
Factors 10. Language Decline and Revival: Advocacy and Activism 11.
Language Planning and the Ecology of Language 12. Postmodern Perspectives
Epilogue Bibliography Index