| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 346 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Contents |
Conceptualising and implementing linguistic human rights / Miklós Kontra [and others] -- International languages and international human rights / Robert Phillipson -- Heroes, rebels, communities and states in language rights activism and litigation / Angéline Martel -- "Don't speak Hungarian in public!" / Miklós Kontra -- The common language problem / Mart Rannut -- The existing rights of minorities in international law / Fernand de Varennes -- The Slovak state language law as a trade law problem / Bart Driessen -- Market forces, language spread and linguistic diversity / François Grin -- Linguistic diversity, human rights and the "free" market / Tove Skutnabb-Kangas. -- Language rights in the emerging world linguistic order / Amir Hassanpour -- Separating language from ethnicity / Uldis Ozolins -- Language policy in a changing society / Ina Druviele -- The recognition of sign language / István Muzsnai -- Linguistic human rights problems among Romani and Boyash speakers in Hungary with special attention to education / Andrea Szalai -- Contempt for linguistic human rights in the service of the Catholic Church / Klára Sándor |
| Summary |
"This study broadens our knowledge of the important role of language in minority rights and in social and political struggles for LHRs. Exploring the interactions of linguistic diversity, biodiversity, the free market and human rights, the contributors present case studies to highlight such issues as Kurdish satellite TV attempting to create a virtual state on the air through trying to achieve basic LHRs for Kurds in Turkey; the implementation of LHRs in the Baltic states; language rights activism in Canada; the spread of English as an international language; and the obstacles met in education by Roma and the Deaf in Hungary because of lack of appropriate LHRs." "Language: A Right and a Resource is a multi-disciplinary text which can be used in a variety of different areas of study in the legal profession, linguistics, cultural and political studies."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Language and languages -- Political aspects.
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Language and languages -- Moral and ethical aspects
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Human rights.
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Human Rights
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- Sociolinguistics.
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Human rights
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Language and languages -- Moral and ethical aspects
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Language and languages -- Political aspects
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kontra, Miklós
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| ISBN |
0585372454 |
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9780585372457 |
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