Linguistic human rights : overcoming linguistic discrimination / edited by Tove Skutnabb-Kangas, Robert Phillipson, in collaboration with Mart Rannut.

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TextSeries: Contributions to the sociology of language ; 67.Publication details: Berlin ; New York : De Gruyter, 1995.Description: 1 online resource (vi, 478 pages)Content type:

text

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9783110866391
3110866390

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Linguistic human rights.DDC classification:

306.4/49 20

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P119.315 .L55 1995eb

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Contents:

Introduction / Robert Phillipson, Mart Rannut and Tove Skutnabb-Kangas -- I. The Scope of Linguistic Human Rights. Combining immigrant and autochthonous language rights: a territorial approach to multilingualism / Francois Grin. On the limits of ethnolinguistic democracy / Joshua A. Fishman. Linguistic human rights and educational policy in Russia / Alexei A. Leontiev. Linguistic human rights, past and present / Tove Skutnabb-Kangas and Robert Phillipson. Typology of language legislation / Joseph-G. Turi. Personal names and human rights / Bjorn H. Jernudd -- II. Country Studies: Towards Empowerment. Language policy in the United States: a history of cultural genocide / Eduardo Hernandez-Chavez. The discourse of disinformation: the debate on bilingual education and language rights in the United States / Jim Cummins. Beyond linguistic policy: the Soviet Union versus Estonia / Mart Rannut. Maori language rights in New Zealand / Timoti S. Karetu.

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An appendix includes extracts from selected UN and regional documents covering linguistic human rights, proposals for such, and resolutions on language rights.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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