Maintaining Minority Languages in Transnational Contexts

Maintaining Minority Languages in Transnational Contexts
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 218
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ISBN-10 : 9780230206397
ISBN-13 : 0230206395
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Book Synopsis Maintaining Minority Languages in Transnational Contexts by : A. Pauwels

Download or read book Maintaining Minority Languages in Transnational Contexts written by A. Pauwels and published by Springer. This book was released on 2007-04-17 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deals with challenges to the maintenance of minority (or community) languages in this era of globalization and increasing transnational movements of people. The contributors, experts in language policy, language maintenance and multilingualism offer complementary perspectives from Australia and Europe on the maintenance of linguistic diversity.


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