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Language in a Changing Europe

Author : British Association for Applied Linguistics. Meeting

Publisher : Multilingual Matters

Page : 132 pages

File Size : 25,15 MB

Release : 1995

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 9781853593000

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This volume contains papers presented at the Annual Meeting of the British Association for Applied Linguistics held at the University of Salford, in September 1993. They illustrate the breadth and diversity of research in the field.



The German Language in a Changing Europe

Author : Michael G. Clyne

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 290 pages

File Size : 32,26 MB

Release : 1995-11-16

Category : Foreign Language Study

ISBN : 9780521499705

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Recent sociopolitical events have profoundly changed the status and functions of German and influenced its usage. In this study (published by Cambridge in 1984) Michael Clyne revises and expands his original analysis of the German language in Language and Society in the German-speaking Countries in the light of such changes as the end of the Cold War, German unification, the redrawing of the map of Europe, increasing European integration, and the changing self-images of Austria, Switzerland and Luxembourg. His discussion includes the differences in the form, function and status of the various national varieties of German; the relation between standard and non-standard varieties; gender, generational and political variation; Anglo-American influence on German; and the convergence of east and west. The result is a wide-ranging exploration of language and society in the German-speaking countries, all of which have problems or dilemmas concerning nationhood or ethnicity which are language-related and/or language-marked.





The Changing Languages of Europe

Author : Bernd Heine

Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA

Page : 375 pages

File Size : 28,66 MB

Release : 2006

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 0199297339

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"Professor Heine and Professor Kuteva look for the causes of linguistic change in cultural and economic exchanges across national and regional boundaries and in the processes that occur when speakers learn or are in close contact with another language. Testing their data and conclusions against findings from elsewhere in the world, the authors reconstruct and reveal when, how, and why common grammatical structures have evolved and continue to evolve in processes of change that will, they argue, transform the linguistic landscape of Europe." "The book is written in clear, non-technical language. It will appeal to scholars and students of language change and variation in Europe and elsewhere. It will also interest everyone concerned to understand the nature of language and language change."--BOOK JACKET.



Europe and the Politics of Language

Author : Máiréad Nic Craith

Publisher : Springer

Page : 230 pages

File Size : 38,15 MB

Release : 2005-12-14

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 0230501893

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Do political boundaries impact on concepts of language? How significant is language for citizenship in contemporary Europe? Can disputed languages acquire full status? Should non-European languages receive recognition from the EU? These are among the many questions explored in this new study of official, regional and disputed languages in an ever-changing European context. Broad policy issues and the performance of the range of instruments of policy at local, national and European levels are illustrated with reference to case studies across Europe.



Language Ideologies, Policies and Practices

Author : C. Mar-Molinero

Publisher : Springer

Page : 279 pages

File Size : 39,73 MB

Release : 2016-01-13

Category : Social Science

ISBN : 0230523889

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The contributors to Language Ideologies, Policies and Practices investigate the workings of language ideologies in relation to other social processes in a globalizing world. They explore in detail the specific ways in which language ideologies underpin language policy and the relationship between public policies and individual practices. Particular attention is given to Europe, where the impetus to social transformation within and across national boundaries is in renewed tension with conflicting national and supra-national interests, with these tensions reflected in the complex issues of language choice and language policy.



Language and Nationalism in Europe

Author : Stephen Barbour

Publisher : OUP Oxford

Page : 334 pages

File Size : 40,13 MB

Release : 2000-12-14

Category :

ISBN : 019158407X

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This book examines the role of language in the present and past creation of social, cultural, and national identities in Europe. It considers the way in which language may sometimes reinforce national identity (as in England) while tending to subvert the nation-state (as in the United Kingdom). After an introduction describing the interactive roles of language, ethnicity, culture, and institutions in the character and formation of nationalism and identity, the book considers their different manifestations throughout Europe. Chapters are devoted to Britain and Ireland; France; Spain and Portugal; Scandinavia; the Netherlands and Belgium; Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Luxembourg; Italy; Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic; Bulgaria, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Albania, Slovenia, Romania, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo; Greece and Turkey; the Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, the Baltic States, and the Russian Federation. The book concludes with a consideration of the current relative status of the languages of Europe and how these and the identities they reflect are changing and evolving.



The Language(s) of Politics

Author : Nils Ringe

Publisher : University of Michigan Press

Page : 286 pages

File Size : 30,45 MB

Release : 2022-01-19

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 0472902733

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Multilingualism is an ever-present feature in political contexts around the world, including multilingual states and international organizations. Increasingly, consequential political decisions are negotiated between politicians who do not share a common native language. Nils Ringe uses the European Union to investigate how politicians’ reliance on shared foreign languages and translation services affects politics and policy-making. Ringe's research illustrates how multilingualism is an inherent and consequential feature of EU politics—that it depoliticizes policy-making by reducing its political nature and potential for conflict. An atmosphere with both foreign language use and a reliance on translation leads to communication that is simple, utilitarian, neutralized, and involves commonly shared phrases and expressions. Policymakers tend to disregard politically charged language and they are constrained in their ability to use vague or ambiguous language to gloss over disagreements by the need for consistency across languages.



The Politics of Language and Nationalism in Modern Central Europe

Author : T. Kamusella

Publisher : Springer

Page : 1167 pages

File Size : 47,28 MB

Release : 2008-12-16

Category : History

ISBN : 0230583474

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This work focuses on the ideological intertwining between Czech, Magyar, Polish and Slovak, and the corresponding nationalisms steeped in these languages. The analysis is set against the earlier political and ideological history of these languages, and the panorama of the emergence and political uses of other languages of the region.



English-Only Europe?

Author : Robert Phillipson

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 251 pages

File Size : 33,23 MB

Release : 2004-04-28

Category : Foreign Language Study

ISBN : 1134443498

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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 Europe. Drawing on examples of countries with explicit language policies such as Canada and South Africa, the book sets out Phillipson's vision of an inclusive language policy for Europe, and describes how it can be attained.