Inhaltszusammenfassung

The present volume grew out of the 30th International LAUD Symposium, held in April 2004 at the University of Koblenz-Landau in Landau, Germany. The volume constitutes a collection of papers by prominent linguists from many countries who explore the exciting interdisciplinary area of language, power, and linguistic empowerment. The papers focus on the theoretical and sociolinguistic problems related to the role of power in language policy and language planning situations in multilingual setti...The present volume grew out of the 30th International LAUD Symposium, held in April 2004 at the University of Koblenz-Landau in Landau, Germany. The volume constitutes a collection of papers by prominent linguists from many countries who explore the exciting interdisciplinary area of language, power, and linguistic empowerment. The papers focus on the theoretical and sociolinguistic problems related to the role of power in language policy and language planning situations in multilingual settings, language choices, code switches, and associated topics. The issue of language planning and language endangerment in Africa, i. e., the fate of minority languages and their speakers, is of particular concern.» weiterlesen» einklappen

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