03740nam 2200709Ia 450 991081826430332120200520144314.01-134-44348-X0-415-28806-11-280-03171-91-134-44349-80-203-69698-010.4324/9780203696989 (CKB)1000000000249624(EBL)199327(OCoLC)475905646(SSID)ssj0000295296(PQKBManifestationID)11230763(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000295296(PQKBWorkID)10314317(PQKB)10650103(MiAaPQ)EBC199327(Au-PeEL)EBL199327(CaPaEBR)ebr10100388(CaONFJC)MIL3171(OCoLC)55627957 (EXLCZ)99100000000024962420030120d2003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEnglish-only Europe? challenging language policy /Robert Phillipson1st ed.London Routledge20031 online resource (251 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-203-69801-0 0-415-28807-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Book Cover; Title; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; The risks of laissez faire language policies; European languages: families, nations, empires, states; Global trends impacting on European language policy; Languages in EU institutions; Towards equitable communication; Recommendations for action on language policies; European Council conclusions: Linguistic diversity and multilingualism in the EU, 1995Resolution of the Council of the European Union: The promotion of linguistic diversity and language learning in the framework of the implementation of the objectives of the European Year of LanguagesDeclaration on the Enlargement of the European Union, 2001 Allocation of seats in the European Parliament, and weighted votes in the Council of a 27-member EU; Declaration of Oegstgeest (The Netherlands): Moving away from a monolingual habitus, 2000; Vienna Manifesto on European Language Policies: The cost of monolingualism, 2001; Notes; Index; English-Only Europe? explores the role of languages in the process of European integration.Languages are central to the development of an integrated Europe. The way in which the European Union deals with multilingualism has serious implications for both individual member countries and international relations.In this book, Robert Phillipson considers whether the contemporary expansion of English represents a serious threat to other European languages. After exploring the implications of current policies, Phillipson argues the case for more active language policies to safeguard a multilingual EuEnglish languageGovernment policyEuropean Union countriesEnglish languagePolitical aspectsEuropean Union countriesLanguage policyEuropean Union countriesMultilingualismPolitical aspectsEuropean Union countriesEuropean Union countriesLanguagesPolitical aspectsEnglish languageGovernment policyEnglish languagePolitical aspectsLanguage policyMultilingualismPolitical aspects306.4494Phillipson Robert280098MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910818264303321English-Only Europe747865UNINA