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9781403939715

Language, Nation and Power An Introduction

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  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2005-10-21
  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
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Summary

Language, Nation and Power provides students with a discussion of the ways in which language has been (and is) used to construct national or ethnic identity. Using examples from around the world and from different historical periods, the book focuses on the processes by which a language can be planned and standardized and what the results of these processes are for both the language and the people who speak it.

Author Biography

Robert McColl Millar is the Coordinator, Language and Linguistics Programme at the School of Language and Literature, University of Aberdeen.

Table of Contents

List of Maps and Figures vi
Acknowledgements vii
Preface viii
1 An Introduction: Diglossia and its Aftermath 1(8)
2 Nation and Language 9(22)
3 Language and Dialect 31(28)
4 Language Standardization: Process 59(14)
5 Language Standardization: Testing the Models 73(21)
6 Language Planning: Process 94(21)
7 Language Planning: Testing the Models 115(39)
8 Language and Nation-building 154(45)
9 Conclusion 199(7)
Notes 206(5)
Bibliography 211(13)
Index 224

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