Linguistic Human Rights: Overcoming Linguistic Discrimination

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Linguistic Human Rights

Overcoming Linguistic Discrimination

Edited by: Tove Skutnabb-Kangas and Robert Phillipson
In collaboration with: Mart Rannut

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 1994

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Volume 67 | Contributions to the Sociology of Language [CSL]

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I-VI Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	I
Introduction Robert Phillipson, Mart Rannut and Tove Skutnabb-Kangas Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	1
I THE SCOPE OF LINGUISTIC HUMAN RIGHTS
Section introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	25
Combining immigrant and autochthonous language rights: a territorial approach to multilingualism François Grin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	31
On the limits of ethnolinguistic democracy Joshua A. Fishman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	49
Linguistic human rights and educational policy in Russia Alexei A. Leontiev Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	63
Linguistic human rights, past and present Tove Skutnabb-Kangas and Robert Phillipson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	71
Typology of language legislation Joseph-G. Turi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	111
Personal names and human rights Björn H. Jernudd Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	121
II COUNTRY STUDIES: TOWARDS EMPOWERMENT
Section introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	135
Language policy in the United States: a history of cultural genocide Eduardo Hernández-Chávez Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	141
The discourse of disinformation: the debate on bilingual education and language rights in the United States Jim Cummins Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	159
Beyond linguistic policy: the Soviet Union versus Estonia Mart Rannut Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	179
Māori language rights in New Zealand Tīmoti S. Kāretu Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	209
The Sámi Language Act Ole Henrik Magga Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	219
Australia's language policies and minority rights: a core value perspective J. J. Smolicz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	235
Combating educational disadvantage among Lebanese Australian children John Gibbons, William White and Pauline Gibbons Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	253
III POST-COLONIAL DILEMMAS AND STRUGGLES
Section introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	265
Indigenous education in Latin America: policies and legal frameworks Rainer Enrique Hamel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	271
Linguistic rights for Amerindian peoples in Latin America Rainer Enrique Hamel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	289
“Minority” cultures and their communication rights Lachman M. Khubchandani Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	305
Kashmiri, a majority-minority language: an exploratory essay Makhan L. Tickoo Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	317
Language rights in postcolonial Africa Robert Phillipson and Tove Skutnabb-Kangas Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	335
Killing a mother tongue – how the Kurds are deprived of linguistic human rights Tove Skutnabb-Kangas and Sertaç Bucak Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	347
Appendix: Extracts from selected UN and regional documents covering linguistic human rights, proposals for such and resolutions on language rights Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	371
Consolidated bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	413
Notes on contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	455
Language index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	459
Person index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	462
Subject index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	468

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December 16, 2010

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9783110866391

Hardcover published on:

October 11, 1995

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9783110143706

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6

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478

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110866391

eBook ISBN: 9783110866391

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Keywords for this book

Sprachpolitik; Sprachliche Minderheit; Menschenrecht

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