Language, discourse, and borders in the Yugoslav successor states / edited by Birgitta Busch and Helen Kelly-Holmes.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Busch, Birgitta.

Kelly-Holmes, Helen, 1968-

Series:

Current Issues in Language and Society Monographs

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nationalism--Former Yugoslav republics.

Nationalism.

Mass media and language--Former Yugoslav republics.

Mass media and language.

Former Yugoslav republics--Languages--Political aspects.

Former Yugoslav republics.

Former Yugoslav republics--Boundaries.

Former Yugoslav republics--Politics and government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (93 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Buffalo : Multilingual Matters Ltd, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Do languages cause borders or do borders cause languages? This volume in the Current Issues in Language and Society series attempts to situate the debate on language policies in Southeastern Europe within the larger debate in social sciences and humanities on the issues of borders and the formation of national identities.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Chapter 1. Language Boundaries as Social, Political and Discursive Constructs

Chapter 2. A Linguist on the Train to Vienna

Chapter 3. Language and Boundaries in the Yugoslav Context

Chapter 4. Troubled Multicultural Broadcasting in Macedonia

Chapter 5. Debate

Chapter 6. Language, Ethnicity and Cultural Boundaries in Ukraine: A Response to the Papers and Debate

Chapter 7. Language, Borders, Identity: A Response to Ranko Bugarski

Chapter 8. Semantics of War in Former Yugoslavia: A Response to the Papers and Debate

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610739363

9781280739361

1280739363

9781853597336

1853597333

OCLC:

567985416