Language Policy and Language Planning : From Nationalism to Globalisation (Paperback)

Acknowledgements Introduction PART ONE: COMMUNITY AND THE ROLE OF NATIONAL LANGUAGE From Language Continuum to Linguistic Mosaic: European Language Communities from the Feudal Period to the Age of Nationalism Language Planning in State Nations and Nation States Nation Building in the Wake of Colonialism: Old Concepts in New Settings PART TWO: TRANSCENDENCE AND LANGUAGE LEARNING Transcending the Group: Languages of Contact and Lingua Francas French: The Rise and Fall of a Prestige Lingua Franca English: From Language Empire to the Language of Globalisation Language in a Post-national Era: Hegemony or Transcendence? PART THREE: RENAISSANCE AND REVITALISATION IN SMALL LANGUAGE COMMUNITIES New Discourse, New Legal Instruments and a New Political Context for Minorities and their Languages The Fragmentation of the Old Nation States and the Rise of Small Nations Endangered Languages Conclusion: Identity and Community: Communication and Transcendence Bibliography Index