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This book gives insight into aspects of contemporary Europe's linguistic and cultural heritage. While all contributors, who are linguists by training, are concerned with language they view it from widely different angles. The book therefore represents a multidisciplinary approach to common concerns.

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Author:   Charlotte Hoffmann
Publisher:   Channel View Publications Ltd
Imprint:   Multilingual Matters
Dimensions:   Width: 14.80cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 21.00cm
Weight:   0.343kg
ISBN:  

9781853593604

ISBN 10:   1853593605
Pages:   184
Publication Date:   14 March 1996
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

Introduction: the global information society and Europe's linguistic and cultural heritage, John Laver and Jan Roukens. Part 1 Language, nationality an identity: language and national identity in Europe, Stephen Barbour; signs of belonging - languages, nations and culture in the old and new Europe, Tony Crowley; lowland Scots - issues in nationalism and identity, Kim Hardie. Part 2 Language planning and language policies: linguistic purification, the French nation-state and the linguist, Jacques Durand; language planning at the crossroads - the case of contemporary Spain, Charlotte Hoffmann; centre-periphery communication in Spain - the politics of language and the language of politics, Audrey Brassloff; sense and pense - an altrnative language policy for Europe, Paul Gubbins. Part 3 Language, culture and translation: the formulation of translation strategies for cultural references, Jean-Pierre Mailhac; translation as cross-cultural communication, Christine Schaffner.

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Charlotte Hoffmann grew up in a bilingual family in Germany and raised her children to become trilingual. She is Reader in Sociolinguistics at the University of Salford, UK, where she is also Associate Director of the European Studies Research Institute. Her publications cover child trilingualism, trilingual competence and societal multilingualism.

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