Language, Borders and Identity
Language, Borders and Identity This book sets out to encompass a broad, geographically diverse spectrum of border contexts, and to illustrate a representative range of methodological approaches used…
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Language, Borders and Identity
This book sets out to encompass a broad, geographically diverse spectrum of border contexts, and to illustrate a representative range of methodological approaches used by researchers in the field. Symbolic borders, which may for example be encoded in the semiotic manipulation of the linguistic landscape, are also considered. Political borders that divide monoglossic and heteroglossic territories are examined, as are regional and local borders.
for multilingual education; protection of minority languages) and border control (via the chapter on language analysis for the determination of origin, 'LADO'). We assess the linguistic implications of the presence of borders of the preceding kinds in applied contexts such as language planning and policy (e.g. Each border is unique to itself, making generalisations about how language functions in 'borderlands' difficult to formulate. Casting