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The politics of language in the Spanish-speaking world : from colonisation to globalisation / Clare Mar-Molinero.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mar-Molinero, Clare, 1948-
- Series:
- Politics of language
- The Politics of language
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Language and languages--Political aspects.
- Language and languages.
- Spanish language--Political aspects.
- Spanish language.
- Language and education.
- Language planning.
- Nationalism.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 242 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2000.
- Summary:
- Spanish is now the third most widely spoken language in the world after English and Chinese. This new book traces how and why Spanish has arrived at this position, examining its role in the diverse societes where it is spoken from Europe to the Americas.
- Providing a comprehensive survey of language issues in the Spanish-speaking world, the book outlines the historical roots of the emergence of Spanish or Castilan as the dominant language, analyzes the situation of minority languages groups, and traces the role of Spanish and its colonial heritage in Latin American. Throughout the book Clare Mar-Molinero asks probing questions such as: How does language relate to power? What is its link with identity? What is the role of language in nation-building? Who decides how language is taught? This unique study is invaluable for anyone with an interest in Spain and the Spanish language.
- Contents:
- Language and nationalism
- The 'Castilianisation' process: the emergence of Spanish as dominant language
- Counter-nationalism and other languages of the Spanish-speaking world
- Language rights, language policies and language planning
- The state and language policies in the contemporary Spanish-speaking world
- Bilingual education, literacy and role of language in education systems
- Latin American educational policies in the struggle for linguistic rights
- Politics, language and the Spain educational system
- Spanish as minority language
- Spanish in a global era.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [218]-230) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0415156548
- 9780415156547
- 0415156556
- 9780415156554
- OCLC:
- 42861757
- Online:
- Publisher description
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