Regional Language Policies in France during World War II

Regional Language Policies in France during World War II
Author: A. Amit
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2014-11-24
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1137300167

During Germany's occupation of France in WWII, French regional languages became a way for people to assert their local identities. This book offers a detailed historical sociolinguistic analysis of the various language policies applied in France's regions (Brittany, Southern France, Corsica and Alsace) before, during and after WWII.

Regional Language Policies in France during World War II

Regional Language Policies in France during World War II
Author: A. Amit
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2014-11-24
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1137300167

During Germany's occupation of France in WWII, French regional languages became a way for people to assert their local identities. This book offers a detailed historical sociolinguistic analysis of the various language policies applied in France's regions (Brittany, Southern France, Corsica and Alsace) before, during and after WWII.

Linguistic Policies and the Survival of Regional Languages in France and Britain

Linguistic Policies and the Survival of Regional Languages in France and Britain
Author: A. Judge
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2007-02-07
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0230286178

It was traditionally assumed that a single official language was necessary for the wellbeing of the state, particularly in France and Britain. This assumption is now questioned, and regional languages are making, in some cases, an impressive comeback. This book analyses a range of languages' development, decline and efforts at regeneration.

Language Policy and Identity in Mauritania

Language Policy and Identity in Mauritania
Author: El Hacen Moulaye Ahmed
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 287
Release: 2020-05-27
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1793612668

In modern-day Mauritania, as in several multilingual states, tensions over language policy and identity between the two ethnic groups—Arab and afro-Mauritanian—have been flaring ever since the nation’s independence. In Language Policy and Identity in Mauritania: Multilingual and Multicultural Tensions, El Hacen Moulaye Ahmed investigates language policy and identity in this North African country. Moulaye Ahmed traces the past and the present Mauritania’s identities and language policies and reveals Mauritanians’ language policy preferences and the relationship between their identities and their preferences.

Language Attitudes and Minority Rights

Language Attitudes and Minority Rights
Author: James Hawkey
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2018-04-12
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 3319745972

This book presents a detailed sociolinguistic study of the traditionally Catalan-speaking areas of Southern France, and sheds new light on language attitudes, phonetic variation, language ideologies and minority language rights. The region’s complex dual identity, both Catalan and French, both peripheral and strategic, is shown to be reflected in the book’s attitudinal findings which in turn act as reliable predictors of phonetic variation. The author’s careful discursive analysis paints a clear picture of the linguistic ideological landscape: in which French dominates as the language of status and prestige. This innovative work, employing cutting-edge mixed methods, provides an in-depth account of an under-examined language situation, and draws on this research to propose a number of policy recommendations to protect minority rights for speakers of Catalan in the region. Combining language attitudes, sociophonetics, discourse studies, and language policy, this will provide an invaluable reference for scholars of French and Catalan studies and minority languages around the world.

The First World War and the Nationality Question in Europe

The First World War and the Nationality Question in Europe
Author:
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2020-11-04
Genre: History
ISBN: 9004442243

The contributions in this volume, written by historians, political scientists and linguists, shed new light on the political development of the nationality question in Europe during the First World War and its aftermath, covering theoretical developments and debates, social mobilization and cultural perspectives.

Languages and the First World War: Representation and Memory

Languages and the First World War: Representation and Memory
Author: Christophe Declercq
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2016-05-19
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1137550368

With several terms from the First World War still present in modern speech, Languages and the First World War presents over 30 essays by international academics investigating the linguistic aspects of the 1914-18 conflict. The first of the two volumes covers language change and documentation during the period of the war, while the second examines the representation and the memory of the war. Communicating in a Transnational War examines languages at the front, including the subject of interpretation, translation and parallels between languages; communication with the home front; propaganda and language manipulation; and recording language during the war. Representation and Memory examines historiographical issues; the nature of representing the war in letters and diaries; the documentation of language change; the language of representing the war in reportage and literature; and the language of remembering the war. Covered in the process are slang, censorship, soldiers' phrasebooks, code-switching, borrowing terms, the problems facing multilingual armies, and gendered language.

French Language Policies and the Revitalisation of Regional Languages in the 21st Century

French Language Policies and the Revitalisation of Regional Languages in the 21st Century
Author: Michelle A. Harrison
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 361
Release: 2018-11-11
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 3319959395

This edited volume presents an analysis of the evolution of French language policies and their impact on French regional languages and their communities. It gathers studies on language revitalisation from several territorial minority languages (Breton, Alsatian, Catalan, Occitan, Basque, Corsican, Francoprovençal, Picard, Reunionese) and evaluates the challenges and opportunities that they face in the 21st century. The chapters tackle different aspects of language endangerment and language planning and adopt varied theoretical and methodological approaches. The first section of the book reconsiders the difficulties in establishing linguistic boundaries and classification for some regional languages. The second section examines the important theme of the new generation of speakers with issues of transmission and identity formation and the changes they can bring to traditional communities. The third section highlights new developments in the context of new technologies and the heightened visibility of regional languages. Finally, the last section presents an overview of the contemporary situation of minority language revitalisation in France and synthesises the key trends identified in this volume: from the educational domain to the European Charter for Minority and Regional languages. This book will appeal to students and scholars of the sociology of language, sociolinguistics, language policy, minority languages and language endangerment.

Indigenous Peoples [4 volumes]

Indigenous Peoples [4 volumes]
Author: Victoria R. Williams
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 1846
Release: 2020-02-24
Genre: Social Science
ISBN:

The book is an essential resource for those interested in investigating the lives, histories, and futures of indigenous peoples around the world. Perfect for readers looking to learn more about cultural groups around the world, this four-volume work examines approximately 400 indigenous groups globally. The encyclopedia investigates the history, social structure, and culture of peoples from all corners of the world, including their role in the world, their politics, and their customs and traditions. Alphabetically arranged entries focus on groups living in all world regions, some of which are well-known with large populations, and others that are lesser-known with only a handful of surviving members. Each entry includes sections on the group's geography and environment; history and politics; society, culture, and tradition; access to health care and education; and threats to survival. Each entry concludes with See Also cross-references and a list of Further Reading resources to guide readers in their research. Also included in the encyclopedia are Native Voices inset boxes, allowing readers a glimpse into the daily lives of members of these indigenous groups, as well as an appendix featuring the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Meeting the Language Challenges of NATO Operations

Meeting the Language Challenges of NATO Operations
Author: I. Jones
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 145
Release: 2016-01-20
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1137312564

After 40 years of Cold War, NATO found itself intervening in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo and Afghanistan, where the ability to communicate with local people was essential to the success of the missions. This book explains how the Alliance responded to this challenge so as to ensure that the missions did not fail through lack of understanding.