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Record Nr.

UNINA9910255243603321

Autore

Morris Michael A

Titolo

Language Politics of Regional Integration : Cases from the Americas / / by Michael A. Morris

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016

ISBN

1-137-56147-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (X, 214 p.)

Classificazione

POL009000POL011000POL038000SOC053000

Disciplina

306.44/97

Soggetti

Political science

Public policy

Political theory

International relations

Area studies

World politics

Political Science

Public Policy

Political Theory

International Relations

Area Studies

Political History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Machine generated contents note: -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Comparative Language Politics -- 2. Language Politics and Integration in the Americas: Propositions and Framework -- 3. Language Politics in Canada and the United States -- 4. Middle American Language Politics -- 5. Caribbean Language Politics -- 6. Superpower Linguistic Competition in Cuba -- 7. Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

Language policies are politically sensitive in impacting, either positively or negatively, language choice, language prestige, and language spread. Rising regional integration, both formal and informal, adds to the sensitivity and complexity of language politics, whether in North



America, South America or Europe. Language Politics of Regional Integration: Cases from the Americas shows how language politics vary across the region and contrast with language politics in Europe. Morris presents a framework for systematically comparing selected cases from the Americas by distinguishing between eight different dimensions of language politics. These are then applied to case studies of Canada, the United States, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. The book concludes by identifying in each case particularly divisive issues as well as opportunities for promoting reconciliation.