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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792132203321

Autore

Judge A

Titolo

Linguistic Policies and the Survival of Regional Languages in France and Britain [[electronic resource] /] / by A. Judge

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2007

ISBN

1-283-17956-3

9786613179562

0-230-28617-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2007.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (280 p.)

Collana

Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities

Classificazione

ES 129

HF 110

Disciplina

306.44

Soggetti

Sociolinguistics

Comparative linguistics

Comparative Linguistics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 236-256) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The rise of French as an official national language -- The rise of English as an official language -- Regional languages official elsewhere : Basque, Catalan, Flemish and Alsatian -- Regional languages not official elsewhere : Breton, Corsican, Franco-Provencal, Occitan and the Langues d'oil -- Revitalising the regional languages of France -- The regional languages of England and Wales : Welsh and Cornish -- The regional languages of Scotland : Scottish Gaelic and Scots -- The regional languages of Northern Ireland : Irish and Ulster Scots.

Sommario/riassunto

It was traditionally assumed that a single official language was necessary for the wellbeing of the state, particularly in France and Britain. This assumption is now questioned, and regional languages are making, in some cases, an impressive comeback. This book analyses a range of languages' development, decline and efforts at regeneration.