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Language and governance / edited by Colin Williams.
Van Pelt Library P119.32.G7 L35 2007
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- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Politics and society in Wales
- Politics and society in Wales.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Language policy--Law and legislation--Great Britain.
- Language policy.
- Language policy--Law and legislation--Canada.
- Linguistic minorities--Great Britain.
- Linguistic minorities.
- Linguistic minorities--Canada.
- Welsh language--Government policy.
- Welsh language.
- Canada.
- Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 534 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Cardiff : University of Wales Press, 2007.
- Summary:
- "Language and Governance" gathers a diverse body of international specialists, key decision makers, and heads of civil service departments in order to examine the relationship between language and governance in Europe and Canada. A fascinating combination of academic scrutiny and firsthand knowledge of the intricacies of promoting official and lesser-used languages, this volume is a state-of-the-art interpretation of language policy that offers significant proposals to improve the governance and language rights of European and Canadian citizens.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780708321126
- 0708321127
- OCLC:
- 191820664
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