Bilingualism And Minority Languages In Europe

Author : Maria del Carmen Parafita Couto,Fraser Lauchlan
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2017-05-11
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781443891660

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Bilingualism and Minority Languages in Europe by Maria del Carmen Parafita Couto,Fraser Lauchlan Pdf

This collection considers such issues as the cognitive, linguistic and emotional benefits of speaking two languages, the perceptions, attitudes and issues relating to identity in minority language areas, and the number of grammatical aspects amongst those who speak these minority languages. The premise of the book is based on the fact that these minority languages have, in the past, been in danger of becoming obsolete, mainly because of negative attitudes regarding the benefits of speaking languages that are considered irrelevant internationally. However, in recent times, the benefits of speaking two languages, including where one is a minority language, have been recognised in ways that were not previously understood. Perhaps because of this, alongside the introduction of legislation in some areas in Europe that has been designed to support the preservation of some of these languages, there has been a re-emergence of many minority languages throughout the continent. Questions remain whether this has led to the languages becoming more widely spoken and whether there are specific benefits that can be gained from speaking them. Exploring these questions has led to an increasing amount of research being undertaken on various aspects of bilingualism in minority language areas in Europe. The book contributes to this debate and underlines the relevance and significance of bilingualism in the specific context where European minority languages are still spoken.

Author : G. Hogan-Brun,S. Wolff
Publisher : Springer
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2003-11-11
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780230502994

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Minority Languages in Europe by G. Hogan-Brun,S. Wolff Pdf

Minority languages in Europe, as part of a common cultural heritage, need protection. The contributions to this book reflect urgent, stimulating and productive debates among researchers in sociolinguistics, linguistic anthropology, politics and sociology, and among language activists and policy makers. At the heart of the debate are the effectiveness of the existing political and legal frameworks aimed at protecting linguistic and cultural diversity, and prospects for the survival of minority languages in the process of European integration.

Author : Svetlana Moskvitcheva,Alain Viaut
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2019-11-11
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783030243401

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Minority Languages from Western Europe and Russia by Svetlana Moskvitcheva,Alain Viaut Pdf

This book offers a comparative approach within a general framework of studies on minority languages of Western Europe and Russia and former Soviet space, focusing on linguistic, legal and categorization aspects. It is connected to a comparative study of the semantic contents of the terms referring to the different categories of these languages. The volume features multidisciplinary approaches, first linguistic (sociolinguistic and semantic) and legal, and investigates the limits of country-to-country comparisons, mirroring cases from France, Spain, and China with their counterparts from Soviet and later Russian configurations. Special examples, from a region as Ingria and a country as Tajikistan, help to contextualize this approach. In addition, the notion of migration languages, also minority languages, is studied in bilingual contexts, both from external (German, Greek, Chinese ...) and internal origins (Chuvash), linked to the urbanization in contemporary societies that has fostered the presence of these languages in major cities.

Author : Rommert S. Tjeerdsma,Mark B. Stuijt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 494 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Bilingualism
ISBN : UCAL:B4204094

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Bilingualism and Education by Rommert S. Tjeerdsma,Mark B. Stuijt Pdf

Author : Konstanze Glaser
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781853599323

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Minority Languages and Cultural Diversity in Europe by Konstanze Glaser Pdf

This book engages critically with debates about linguistic continuity and cultural survival in relation to Europe's authochthonous minorities. Focusing on Scotland's Gaels and Lusatia's Sorbs/Wends, it analyses and evaluates competing assumptions, rationales and ideologies which have shaped previous and present language revitalisation initiatives and that continue to pose dilemmas to language planners and politicians in the UK, Germany and beyond.

Author : Council of Europe,Robert Schuman University
Publisher : Council of Europe
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9287152144

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The European Charter for Regional Or Minority Languages and the French Dilemma by Council of Europe,Robert Schuman University Pdf

The European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages has been in force since 1998, but in France it has caused a heated debate and it has not been ratified. The questions raised include: should French regional languages be afforded protection? Is there a danger that their protection could lead to an assertion of regional identity that could threaten the cohesiveness of the state? Is there a threat to the official language? Can applying the principles of the charter, without going through the ratification process, effectively protect regional or minority languages? This colloquy sought to provide answers to these questions.

Author : F. Grin
Publisher : Springer
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2003-08-19
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780230502666

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Language Policy Evaluation and the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages by F. Grin Pdf

This book proposes an innovative treatment of minority language policies, by looking at them as policy options that can be methodically evaluated. The author applies the analytical concepts and technical tools of policy analysis to guide the reader through a step-by-step application of notions such as effectiveness and cost-effectiveness, with particular reference to the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. The thrust of this book is deeply interdisciplinary, and links the evaluation exercise to sociolinguistic, political and legal considerations.

Author : Bruna Di Sabato,Bronwen Hughes
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2021-09-16
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000437799

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Multilingual Perspectives from Europe and Beyond on Language Policy and Practice by Bruna Di Sabato,Bronwen Hughes Pdf

This edited volume offers an overarching, yet detailed view of fast-changing language policy and practice in Europe and beyond. It provides a thorough investigation of different linguacultural scenarios, exploring how language policy has repercussions on research and initiatives in the field of language education. With contributions from a range of European settings as well as Turkey and the USA, the book discusses topical issues related to language learning and explores how these can shape our identities. Chapters present cutting-edge research on translanguaging, English Medium Instruction, multilingualism and minority languages in Europe. The volume forecasts what future educational policies might look like, and questions how evaluating and rethinking educational practices can produce positive effects on language practices as well as language policies. The book has a wide-reaching international focus and will be an important resource for researchers, academics, language experts and postgraduate students in the fields of applied linguistics, language education and sociolinguistics.

Author : Council of Europe
Publisher : Council of Europe
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9287167273

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Minority Language Protection in Europe by Council of Europe Pdf

This volume contains a selection of papers based on presentations given at the international conference entitled "The European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages: Achievements and Challenges", co-organised by the Council of Europe, The Government of Spain, The Government of the Basque Country And The University of the Basque Country, which was held in Bilbao (Spain) on 20 and 21 April 2009. This work looks at the future prospects of the charter in the light of the experience gained over the first decade of the charter's existence. it is evident that governments bear the primary responsibility in preparing for ratification and in applying the charter, and this is illustrated by case studies for some states parties To The charter. However, regional and local authorities also play a very important role in relation To The charter as they are confronted on a daily basis with the use and protection of minority languages

Author : Brunon Synak,Tomasz Wicherkiewicz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Language policy
ISBN : UOM:39015046485606

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Language Minorities and Minority Languages in the Changing Europe by Brunon Synak,Tomasz Wicherkiewicz Pdf

Author : Guus Extra,Durk Gorter
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1853595098

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The Other Languages of Europe by Guus Extra,Durk Gorter Pdf

The book offers demographic, sociolinguistic, and educational perspectives on the status of both regional and immigrant languages in Europe and in a wider international context. From a cross-national point of view, empirical evidence on the status of these other languages of multicultural Europe is brought together in a combined frame of reference.

Author : Guus Extra,Durk Gorter
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2008-12-10
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110208351

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Multilingual Europe by Guus Extra,Durk Gorter Pdf

This book offers an inclusive perspective on the constellation of languages in Europe by taking into account official state languages, regional minority languages and immigrant minority languages. Although "celebrating linguistic diversity" is one of the key propositions in the European discourse on multilingualism and language policies, this device holds for these three types of languages in a decreasing order. All three types of languages, however, are constituent parts of a multilingual European identity and should be taken into account in any type of language policy. Both facts and policies on multilingualism and plurilingual education are addressed in case studies at the national and European level. The selection of case studies is based on a careful weighing of geographical spread of countries and languages across Europe on the one hand, and availability of established expert knowledge on the other. After an Introduction to the theme of the book (Guus Extra and Durk Gorter), Part I deals with official state languages with a focus on the spread of English as lingua franca across Europe (Juliane House), on French and France (Dennis Ager), on Polish in Poland and abroad (Justyna Lesniewśka), and on language constellations in the Baltic States (Gabrielle Hogan-Brun). Part II deals with regional minority languages with a focus on Catalan in Spain (Francesc Xavier Vila i Moreno), Frisian in the Netherlands (Durk Gorter et al.), Hungarian as a minority language in Central Europe (Susan Gal), and Saami in the Nordic countries (Mikael Svonni). Part III deals with immigrant minority languages in the United Kingdom (Viv Edwards), Sweden (Lilian Nygren-Junkin), Italy (Monica Barni and Carla Bagna) and Europe at large (Guus Extra and Kutlay Yağmur).

Author : Jean-Marie Woehrling
Publisher : Council of Europe
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789287155726

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The European Charter for Regional Or Minority Languages by Jean-Marie Woehrling Pdf

The Charter is the only European legal instrument specifically designed to protect and promote regional or minority languages, making it the legal reference framework throughout Europe. This publication sets out an article by article commentary on the charter by one of Europe's leading experts on regional or minority languages, in order to explain the control mechanism's conclusions and to enable critical assessment of them.

Author : C. O'Reilly
Publisher : Springer
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2016-01-18
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780230504639

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Language, Ethnicity and the State, Volume 1 by C. O'Reilly Pdf

Developments in the European Union over the last decade have been largely positive from the perspective of stateless and minority ethnic groups and the survival and prosperity of minority languages. This selection of sociologically and ethnographically oriented work enables the reader to compare developments in different ethno-linguistic revival movements within the European Union. The contributions also explore the impact of EU policy and discourse on the individual movements and the orientation of Western Europe as a whole towards linguistic heterogeneity and cultural diversity. A companion volume (0-333-92924-1) examines the status of minority languages in post-1989 Eastern Europe.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Linguistic minorities
ISBN : 3030243419

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Minority Languages from Western Europe and Russia by Anonim Pdf

This book offers a comparative approach within a general framework of studies on minority languages of Western Europe and Russia and former Soviet space, focusing on linguistic, legal and categorization aspects. It is connected to a comparative study of the semantic contents of the terms referring to the different categories of these languages. The volume features multidisciplinary approaches, first linguistic (sociolinguistic and semantic) and legal, and investigates the limits of country-to-country comparisons, mirroring cases from France, Spain, and China with their counterparts from Soviet and later Russian configurations. Special examples, from a region as Ingria and a country as Tajikistan, help to contextualize this approach. In addition, the notion of migration languages, also minority languages, is studied in bilingual contexts, both from external (German, Greek, Chinese ...) and internal origins (Chuvash), linked to the urbanization in contemporary societies that has fostered the presence of these languages in major cities.