Ideology and Image: Britain and Language (Multilingual Matters)
โ Scribed by Dennis Ager
- Publisher
- Multilingual Matters
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 219
- Series
- Multilingual Matters
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
This text describes and evaluates recent language planning and policy in the British Isles. Issues including minority language rights, language resources for the state and the citizen, and problems such as the standard English battle and policy for Welsh and Gaelic are analysed against the background of detailed study of contemporary British society and politics.
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