Language, Nation and Power

Language, Nation and Power
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 242
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ISBN-10 : 9780230504226
ISBN-13 : 0230504221
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Book Synopsis Language, Nation and Power by : R. Millar

Download or read book Language, Nation and Power written by R. Millar and published by Springer. This book was released on 2005-08-05 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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