Language wars and linguistic politics . By Louis-Jean Calvet. Translated by Michel Petheram. Oxford & New York: Oxford University Press, 1998. Pp. xvi, 212.
Языковые войны и языковая политика. Луи-Жан Кальве. Перевод Мишеля Петерама. Оксфорд и Нью-Йорк: Oxford University Press, 1998. 16, 212 с.
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Introduction PART I: THE ORIGINS OF CONFLICT 1. The Question of Origins 2. Religions and Language 3. A Multilingual World 4. Ideologists of Superiority PART II: THE BATTLEFIELD 5. Lingua Francas and Vernaculars 6. The Family as a Battlefield 7. Markets and Languages 8. Lingua Francas 9. The Death of Languages PART III: AMONG THE ADMINISTRATORS 10. Language Policy and Planning: First Approach 11. Case Studies: The Management of Multilingualism 12. Case Studies: Language Planning and Nationalism 13. Case Study: The Language Struggle of the Jivaro of Ecuador 14. The War of Writing 15. The War of Words 16. Trench Warfare: The Case of French 17. The Pacifist Illusion and Esperanto Conclusion
Key Findings
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Case studies investigate governmental management of multilingualism, language planning, nationalism, and the language struggle of the Jivaro of Ecuador.
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It examines how lingua francas, vernaculars, families, markets, and language death become arenas of competition between languages and communities.
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The book analyzes language conflict as a form of linguistic politics shaped by historical, religious, social, economic, and national forces.
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The work addresses conflicts over writing systems, vocabulary, and the status of French, while challenging the notion that Esperanto offers a simple pacifist solution.
Research Object
language conflicts and multilingual societies
Research Subject
linguistic politics, language competition, and language-planning processes
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