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Language, nations and multilingualism : questioning the Herderian ideal / edited by Ying-Ying Tang and Pritipuspa Mishra.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Routledge studies in sociolinguistics
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Herder, Johann Gottfried, 1744-1803.
- Herder, Johann Gottfried.
- Language and languages--Political aspects.
- Language and languages.
- Language planning--History.
- Language planning.
- Language policy--History.
- Language policy.
- Language and culture.
- Multilingualism.
- Nationalism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (vi, 179 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021.
- Biography/History:
- Ying-Ying Tan is Associate Professor of Linguistics and Multilingual Studies at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Pritipuspa Mishra is Associate Professor in the Department of History at the University of Southampton, the United Kingdom.
- Contents:
- Questioning the Herderian Ideal / Pritipuspa Mishra and Ying-Ying Tan
- Herder: Blessing or Curse for Linguistic Justice? A contemporary assessment / Helder de Schutter
- Rethinking the Principle of Linguistic Homogeneity in the Age of Superdiversity / Stephen May
- From Cultural Difference to Monoglossia: Herder's Language Trap / Tony Crowley
- Multilingualism in the United States: The Long History of Official Translations / Rosina Lozano
- A noble dream?: Hindustani and Indian Nationalism in the early twentieth century / Pritipuspa Mishra
- No Laughing Matter: Learning to Speak the "Common Language" in 1950s China / Janet Y. Chen
- Nationalism, multilingualism, and language planning in postcolonial Africa / Nkonko Kamwangamalu
- Language and National Consciousness in the Postcolonial Caribbean / Andrew Daily
- The Myth of Multilingualism in Singapore Ying-Ying Tan.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 10, 2021).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Language, nations and multilingualism.
- ISBN:
- 9780429451911
- 0429451911
- 9780429838118
- 0429838115
- 9780429838132
- 0429838131
- 0429838123
- 9780429838125
- Publisher Number:
- 99991397276
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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