Linguistic Culture and Language Policy

by Harold F. Schiffman

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By looking closely at the multilingual democracies of India, France and the USA, Harold F. Schiffman examines how language policy is primarily a social construct based on belief systems, attitudes and myths.
Linguistic Culture and Language Policy exposes language policy as culture-specific, helping us to understand why language policies evolve the way they do; why they work, or not; and how people's lives are affected by them. These issues will...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0415184061

ISBN13:9780415184069

Release Date:March 1998

Publisher:Routledge

Length:364 Pages

Weight:1.15 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.1" x 7.9"

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Language Arts Social Science Social Sciences

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