Survival and Development of Language Communities

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Survival and Development of Language Communities

Author	: F. Xavier Vila
File Size	: 48,6 Mb
Publisher	: Multilingual Matters
Language	: English
Release Date	: 09 November 2012
ISBN	: 9781847698360
Pages	: 230 pages

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This volume explores the main challenges facing 7 well-established medium-sized language communities with regard to their survival and development at the beginning of the 21st century. The book provides an in-depth analysis of each case, and reaches conclusions that are relevant to other cases and to language policy theory in general.

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