03153nam 22007335 450 991095229140332120240322080356.09786613179562978128317956012831795639780230286177023028617810.1057/9780230286177(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(Perlego)3500138(EXLCZ)99266000000000337920151117d2007 u| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLinguistic Policies and the Survival of Regional Languages in France and Britain /by A. Judge1st ed. 2007.London :Palgrave Macmillan UK :Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,2007.1 online resource (280 p.)Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities,2947-5899Description based upon print version of record.9781349525980 1349525987 9781403949837 1403949832 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,2947-5899SociolinguisticsComparative linguisticsSociolinguisticsComparative LinguisticsSociolinguistics.Comparative linguistics.Sociolinguistics.Comparative Linguistics.306.44/944ES 129rvkHF 110rvkJudge Anne1793077MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910952291403321Linguistic Policies and the Survival of Regional Languages in France and Britain4332507UNINA