03288nam 2200721 a 450 991082173180332120200520144314.01-283-17956-397866131795620-230-28617-810.1057/9780230286177(CKB)2660000000003379(EBL)736258(OCoLC)681926577(SSID)ssj0000523897(PQKBManifestationID)12175236(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000523897(PQKBWorkID)10543633(PQKB)11478022(DE-He213)978-0-230-28617-7(MiAaPQ)EBC736258(EXLCZ)99266000000000337920060629d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLinguistic policies and the survival of regional languages in France and Britain /Anne Judge1st ed. 2007.Basingstoke [England] ;New York Palgrave Macmillan20071 online resource (280 p.)Palgrave studies in minority languages and communitiesDescription based upon print version of record.1-349-52598-7 1-4039-4983-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. 236-256) and index.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.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.Palgrave studies in minority languages and communities.Language policyFranceHistoryFrench languagePolitical aspectsHistoryLinguistic minoritiesFranceLanguage policyGreat BritainHistoryEnglish languagePolitical aspectsHistoryLinguistic minoritiesGreat BritainLanguage policyHistory.French languagePolitical aspectsHistory.Linguistic minoritiesLanguage policyHistory.English languagePolitical aspectsHistory.Linguistic minorities306.44/944ES 129rvkHF 110rvkJudge Anne1757118MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910821731803321Linguistic policies and the survival of regional languages in France and Britain4194788UNINA