Language in Geographic Context (Multilingual Matters, 38) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1853590010 ISBN 13: 9781853590016

Publisher: Multilingual Matters, 1999

Synopsis

This volume contains some of the most significant findings of leading researchers in the new and developing field of geolinguistics. The book presents evidence of the principal relationships in the study of language and territory, namely the social context of linguistic communities, the principles and methods of geolinguistic and the translation of these principles into government action and policy in multilingual societies. Well documented and illustrated case study material is derived from Western societies, including Scandinavia, the Celtic realm, France and Canada. The volume concludes with a research agenda for future research work and a call for the greater integration of geographic approaches and linguistic analysis.

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About the Author

Colin H. Williams was Research Professor in Sociolinguistics, now an Honorary Professor, in the School of Welsh, Cardiff University, UK. Currently he is a Visiting Fellow, and a Senior Research Associate of the Von Hügel Institute at St Edmund's College, the University of Cambridge, UK where he specializes in post-conflict reconstruction and reconciliation. His main scholarly interests are Sociolinguistics and Language Policy in Multicultural Societies, Ethnic and Minority Relations and Political Geography. Williams has advised government agencies in Europe and North America on minority issues and currently advises the Welsh Government on its Official Language Strategies.

Edition details

• Publisher: Multilingual Matters
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1853590010
• ISBN 13: 9781853590016
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 328
• Editor: Williams Prof. Colin H.