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Record Nr.

UNINA9910966152303321

Autore

Edwards John <1947 December 3->

Titolo

Multilingualism / / John Edwards

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routlege, 1994

ISBN

1-134-81070-9

1-134-81071-7

1-280-13779-7

0-203-43092-1

0-203-29317-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (273 p.)

Disciplina

306.4/46

Soggetti

Multilingualism

Sociolinguistics

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. 211-242) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; A brief note on references; Acknowledgements; AN INTRODUCTORY OVERVIEW; LANGUAGES IN THE WORLD; BILINGUALISM; LANGUAGES IN CONFLICT; LANGUAGES AND IDENTITIES; THE PRESCRIPTIVE URGE; LANGUAGES, CULTURES AND EDUCATION; CONCLUSIONS; Notes and references; Index of names; Index of subjects; Index of languages and language families;

Sommario/riassunto

By looking at the effect of language difference, Edwards examines the interaction of language with nationalism, politics, history, identity and education. This book unpicks this complexity and creates a multidisciplinary overview.