Linguistic Diversity And National Unity

Author : William A. Smalley
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1994-06-15
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0226762890

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Linguistic Diversity and National Unity by William A. Smalley Pdf

Unlike other multi-ethnic nations, such as Myanmar and India, where official language policy has sparked bloody clashes, Thailand has maintained relative stability despite its eighty languages. In this study of the relations among politics, geography, and language, William A. Smalley shows how Thailand has maintained national unity through an elaborate social and linguistic hierarchy. Smalley contends that because the people of Thailand perceive their social hierarchy as the normal order, Standard Thai, spoken by members of the higher levels of society, prevails as the uncontested national language. By examining the hierarchy of Thailand's diverse languages and dialects in light of Thai history, education, culture, and religion, Smalley shows how Thailand has been able to keep its many ethnic groups at peace. Linguistic Diversity and National Unity explores the intricate relationship between language and power and the ways in which social and linguistic rank can be used to perpetuate order.

Author : William R. Beer,James E. Jacob
Publisher : Government Institutes
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0865980586

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Language Policy and National Unity by William R. Beer,James E. Jacob Pdf

The central focus of each chapter is language policy and how it accomplishes-or fails to accomplish-the task of maintaining national unity in the face of linguistic diversity. Included among the nations considered are examples of postcolonial cultures, as well as nations that have sheltered linguistic minorities within their borders throughout their history, countries fragmented into tribal groups, and those divided by a plethora of local dialects.

Author : William A. Smalley
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1994-06-15
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0226762882

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Linguistic Diversity and National Unity by William A. Smalley Pdf

Unlike other multi-ethnic nations, such as Myanmar and India, where official language policy has sparked bloody clashes, Thailand has maintained relative stability despite its eighty languages. In this study of the relations among politics, geography, and language, William A. Smalley shows how Thailand has maintained national unity through an elaborate social and linguistic hierarchy. Smalley contends that because the people of Thailand perceive their social hierarchy as the normal order, Standard Thai, spoken by members of the higher levels of society, prevails as the uncontested national language. By examining the hierarchy of Thailand's diverse languages and dialects in light of Thai history, education, culture, and religion, Smalley shows how Thailand has been able to keep its many ethnic groups at peace. Linguistic Diversity and National Unity explores the intricate relationship between language and power and the ways in which social and linguistic rank can be used to perpetuate order.

Author : Victor Ginsburgh,Shiomo Weber
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2011-04-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781400838905

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How Many Languages Do We Need? by Victor Ginsburgh,Shiomo Weber Pdf

In the global economy, linguistic diversity influences economic and political development as well as public policies in positive and negative ways. It leads to financial costs, communication barriers, divisions in national unity, and, in some extreme cases, conflicts and war--but it also produces benefits related to group and individual identity. What are the specific advantages and disadvantages of linguistic diversity and how does it influence social and economic progress? This book examines linguistic diversity as a global social phenomenon and considers what degree of linguistic variety might result in the greatest economic good. Victor Ginsburgh and Shlomo Weber look at linguistic proximity between groups and between languages. They describe and use simple economic, linguistic, and statistical tools to measure diversity's impact on growth, development, trade, the quality of institutions, translation issues, voting patterns in multinational competitions, and the likelihood and intensity of civil conflicts. They address the choosing of core languages in a multilingual community, such as the European Union, and argue that although too many official languages might harm cohesiveness, efficiency, and communication, reducing their number brings about alienation and disenfranchisement of groups. Demonstrating that the value and drawbacks of linguistic diversity are universal, How Many Languages Do We Need? suggests ways for designing appropriate linguistic policies for today's multilingual world.

Author : Kayode Omole,Appolonia Uzoaku Okwudishu,Ismail Junaidu
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Democratization
ISBN : STANFORD:36105112798025

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Language, National Unity & the Democratization Process by Kayode Omole,Appolonia Uzoaku Okwudishu,Ismail Junaidu Pdf

Author : Kim Potowski
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2010-08-05
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781139491266

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Language Diversity in the USA by Kim Potowski Pdf

What are the most widely spoken non-English languages in the USA? How did they reach the USA? Who speaks them, to whom, and for what purposes? What changes do these languages undergo as they come into contact with English? This book investigates the linguistic diversity of the USA by profiling the twelve most commonly used languages other than English. Each chapter paints a portrait of the history, current demographics, community characteristics, economic status, and language maintenance of each language group, and looks ahead to the future of each language. The book challenges myths about the 'official' language of the USA, explores the degree to which today's immigrants are learning English and assimilating into the mainstream, and discusses the relationship between linguistic diversity and national unity. Written in a coherent and structured style, Language Diversity in the USA is essential reading for advanced students and researchers in sociolinguistics, bilingualism, and education.

Author : Julitta Rydlewska
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2014-08-11
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781443865890

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Unity in Diversity, Volume 2 by Julitta Rydlewska Pdf

This work investigates various markers of identity, which, if ignored, may harm the development of the healthy identity of cultural groups at the cost of a progressively instable unity. This is made clear when looking at various areas of linguistics, particularly translation and socio-linguistics, but also when studying cultural and political developments. This book, therefore, constitutes a rich repository for linguists, especially of minority languages and specifically in translational studies and sociolinguistics, and for scholars of cultural and political, as well as literary studies.

Author : Xabier Arzoz
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2008-01-09
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027291325

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Respecting Linguistic Diversity in the European Union by Xabier Arzoz Pdf

After the accession of ten new member-states in 2004, the number of official EU languages increased from eleven to twenty. In 2005, the Council of the European Union decided to expand the existing legal framework for Irish and for other languages, such as Basque, Catalan and Galician, which are official in all or part of the territory of a given member-state. On 1 January 2007 Bulgaria and Romania joined the EU, increasing the number of official EU languages still further. This book addresses the challenge of respecting linguistic diversity within the EU and is intended as an introduction to the issue for those not already familiar with EU law. It also provides an analysis of the potential of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union to enhance respect for linguistic diversity. Each chapter has been written by a recognised expert in the field. The appendices bring together the basic legal norms relating to linguistic diversity within EU institutions.

Author : Harold Schiffman
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 389 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2011-12-09
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789004201453

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Language Policy and Language Conflict in Afghanistan and Its Neighbors by Harold Schiffman Pdf

The contribution of this collection of articles is to construct an updated picture of languages and language policy in and around Afghanistan, and give potential language learners a clearer picture of what kinds of resources exist, and what is still needed. The book was co-edited by Brian Spooner, Professor of Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania.

Author : Theodros A. Teklu
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2021-01-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781725286351

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Ethnic Diversity, National Unity by Theodros A. Teklu Pdf

Although asserting one’s ethnic identity is not morally wrong, the manner in which one ethnic group construes or relates to the ethnic other(s) can obliterate the bond of togetherness and create the insecurity of life. Ethiopia, which is home to anthropologically diverse ethno-linguistic groups, exhibits a proclivity to ethnic-based hostilities and conflicts. As a result of such hostilities, Ethiopia had suffered recurrent small- and large-scale deaths, and in the last half decade only millions have been internally displaced and live in dire conditions. In dialogue with perspectives from a wide range of disciplines such as history, law, sociology, philosophy, theology, and political thought, this multi-authored book aims at generating Christian moral resources for peaceful multiethnic togetherness. This interdisciplinary engagement is meant to buttress the task of interpreting ethnic diversity and national unity within both contemporary and historical Ethiopia, and articulating a Christian moral response to the crisis of togetherness ensuing from the malpractices of affirming ethnic identity and enacting national unity.

Author : Mika Lähteenmäki,Marjatta Vanhala-Aniszewski
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Language and languages
ISBN : 3631608675

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Language Ideologies in Transition by Mika Lähteenmäki,Marjatta Vanhala-Aniszewski Pdf

The articles collected in this volume address linguistic diversity in Russia and Finland from different perspectives and aim to provide both theoretical and empirical knowledge concerning recently emerged multilingual and multicultural developments. The topics include representations and conceptualisations of multilingualism, the language education of immigrants, the linguistic rights of ethnic minorities, language policy, and ideologies underlying multilingual activities. Linguistic and cultural diversity is approached from different theoretical and methodological perspectives (e.g. discourse analysis, ethnography). The focus is on both micro and macro level phenomena. The articles show how the ideologies that underlie language policies and also various grass-root multilingual practices are conditioned by broader political, historical and socio-cultural contexts.

Author : Luiz Paulo Moita-Lopes
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2014-12-17
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317633037

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Global Portuguese by Luiz Paulo Moita-Lopes Pdf

This book aims at deconstructing and problematizing linguistic ideologies related to Portuguese in late modernity and questioning the theoretical presuppositions which have led us to call Portuguese ‘a language.’ Such an endeavor is crucial when we know that Portuguese is a language which is increasingly internationalized, used as the official language in four continents (in ten countries) and which has come to play a relevant role in the so-called linguistic market on the basis of the geopolitical transformations in a multipolar world. The book covers a wide range of social, political and historical contexts in which ‘Portuguese’ is used (in Brazil, Canada, East-Timor, England, Portugal, Mozambique and Uruguay), and considers diverse linguistic practices. Through this critique, contributors chart new directions for research on language ideologies and language practices (including research related to Portuguese and to other ‘languages’) and consider ways of developing new conceptual compasses that are better attuned to the sociolinguistic realities of the late modern era, in which people, texts and languages are increasingly in movement through national borders and those of digital networks of communication.

Author : José Del Valle
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 445 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2013-08-29
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781107005730

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A Political History of Spanish by José Del Valle Pdf

A comprehensive work which offers a new and provocative approach to Spanish from political and historical perspectives.

Author : P. G. J. van Sterkenburg
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027232489

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Unity and Diversity of Languages by P. G. J. van Sterkenburg Pdf

The Permanent International Committee of Linguists (Comité International Permanent des Linguistes, CIPL) has organized the 18th Congress of Linguists in Seoul (July 21-26, 2008), in close collaboration with the Linguistic Society of Korea. In this book one finds the invited talks which address hot topics in various subdisciplines presented by outstanding and internationally well known experts. In addition, the state-of-the-art papers provide an overview of the most important research areas of contemporary linguistics.

Author : Dean H. Nielson,William K. Cummings
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2014-04-08
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781135619855

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Quality Education for All by Dean H. Nielson,William K. Cummings Pdf

Modern education, conceived in the late 18th century and expanded in the early 19th century to promote enlightenment and social equality, may finally be nearing its institutional limit. Over the past decade, following nearly a century of steady gains, there has been little further advancement in modern education. The modern system has proved effective in serving the interests of the established core of contemporary society, but ineffective in reaching for the periphery. The contributors to this volume offer various corrective approaches to correct this state of affairs.