Language, Nation and Power An Introduction
Description
Language, Nation and Power provides students with a discussion of the ways in which language has been (and is being) used to construct national (or ethnic) identity. It focuses on the processes by which a language can be planned and standardized and what the results of these processes are. Particular emphasis is given to the historical and social effects which nationalism has had on the development of language since the French Revolution. For students of linguistics, sociology and politics.
Keywords
Language Arts & DisciplinesLinguisticsSocial ScienceAnthropologyEthnic StudiesSociolinguisticsHistorical & Comparative
2005Book
Author(s)Robert McColl Millar
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK
ISBN9781403939715
LanguageEnglish
