The Effects of the EU’s Language Policy on Revitalizing Endangered Languages
The Effects of the EU’s Language Policy on Revitalizing Endangered Languages
Author(s): Noémi Gál
Subject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Foreign languages learning
Published by: Scientia Kiadó
Keywords: EU;language policy;endangered languages
Summary/Abstract: The revitalization of endangered languages has recently become a very popular topic in sociolinguistic research. As it is an extremely complex phenomenon, very many factors influence its outcomes. In my presentation I aim to outline the general linguistic context of the EU, as well as its possible effects on revitalizing endangered or potentially endangered languages, with a special regard to a few case-studies.
- Page Range: 261-269
- Page Count: 9
- Publication Year: 2011
- Language: English
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