Discourses of Endangerment: Ideology and Interest in the Defence of Languages

by Alexandre Duchene (Author), Alexandre Duchene ; Monica Heller (Editor)

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2007
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Academic discussions and public debates frequently focus on the importance of defending languages against various kinds of dangers. This book argues that the discussions in question are not about language itself, but rather ideological struggles which are about the position of nation states and of minorities in the globalized world order.

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Academic discussions and public debates frequently focus on the importance of defending languages against various kinds of dangers. This book argues that the discussions in question are not about language itself, but rather ideological struggles which are about the position of nation states and of minorities in the globalized world order.

$291.17

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 304
Edition: illustrated edition
Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Published: 06 Jan 2007
ISBN 10: 0826487459
ISBN 13: 9780826487452

Discourses of Endangerment: Ideology and Interest in the Defence of Languages

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$291.17

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$291.17

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