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Linguistic policies and the survival of regional languages in France and Britain / / Anne Judge



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Autore: Judge Anne Visualizza persona
Titolo: Linguistic policies and the survival of regional languages in France and Britain / / Anne Judge Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Basingstoke [England] ; ; New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007
Edizione: 1st ed. 2007.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (280 p.)
Disciplina: 306.44/944
Soggetto topico: Language policy - France - History
French language - Political aspects - History
Linguistic minorities - France
Language policy - Great Britain - History
English language - Political aspects - History
Linguistic minorities - Great Britain
Classificazione: ES 129
HF 110
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.
Titolo autorizzato: Linguistic policies and the survival of regional languages in France and Britain  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-283-17956-3
9786613179562
0-230-28617-8
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910821731803321
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Serie: Palgrave studies in minority languages and communities.