Research Catalog

Title

Language rights and cultural diversity / edited by Xabier Irujo and Viola Miglio.

Publication

Reno, Nevada : Center for Basque Studies/University of Nevada, Reno, [2014]

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Additional Authors

• Irujo Ametzaga, Xabier
• Miglio, Viola, 1966-

Description

286 pages : illustrations, maps; 23 cm.

Summary

"This essays in this book explore the many facets of language rights and language protection from a variety of theoretical, legal, and academic perspectives. Important lessons are taken from the Basque case in Europe, and Native American and French-Canadian cases in North America. Woven throughout the book is the belief in the power of discourse and research to protect and even enhance linguistic diversity through legal recognition and other means . Language protection, however, is only possible if we encourage acceptance of cultural diversity and multilingualism as a positive outcome for the whole population of the state, not just for a minority within it. We should abandon the idea of the monolingual mono-cultural nation-state, and encourage the population of each country to adopt the concept of a multi-cultural state." -- Back cover.

Series Statement

Center for Basque Studies University of Nevada, Reno, Conference Papers Series ; No. 9

Uniform Title

Center for Basque Studies conference papers series ; no. 9.

Subject

• Language policy
• Linguistic minorities
• Minorities > Civil rights
• Language and culture
• Sociolinguistics
• Linguistic demography

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

The Lack of a Legal Status / Xabier Irujo and Viola Miglio -- Endangered Languages and Self-Determination / Viola Miglio -- Freedom of language and Language Rights: Promoting Languages as an Overriding Reason in the Public Interest / Iñigo Urrutia -- The Language Rights of Minorities in Europe: A Critical Look at the Law and Practice / Fernand de Varennes -- Challenges for minority languages in gaining more Top Level Domains on the Internet / Peter Gerrand -- Language and Culture in Canadian Jurisprudence / Pierre Foucher -- Language Rights in Canada: A Political or Judicial Leadership? / André Braen -- The Iberian Languages and Spanish Nationalism / Xosé M. Núñez Seixas -- Nation-States and Native Tribal Language Vitality: Postcolonial Language Policy in North America and East Africa / Denis Viri -- Giving Language Rights Meaning: Revitalizing Basque, Navajo and Other Indigenous Languages and Cultures / Jon Reyhner -- "Not Mere Documentation": Indigenous Languages at the Threshold / Eleanor Nevins.

ISBN

• 9781935709473
• 193570947X

LCCN

^^2013046194

OCLC

• 864391472
• SCSB-11210380

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Harvard Library