Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. Acknowledgements X
4. Introduction 1
5. SECTION 1. WHAT IS ETHNICITY AND HOW IS IT LINKED TO LANGUAGE? PHENOMENOLOGICAL AND SOCIO-HISTORICAL CONSIDERATIONS 5
6. SECTION 2. LANGUAGE MAINTENANCE AND LANGUAGE SHIFT IN ETHNOCULTURAL PERSPECTIVE 177
7. SECTION 3. THE ETHNIC DIMENSION IN LANGUAGE PLANNING 265
8. SECTION 4. LANGUAGE AND ETHNICITY IN EDUCATION: THE BILINGUAL MINORITY FOCUS 419
9. SECTION 5. ELITES AND RANK-AND-FILE: CONTRASTS AND CONTEXTS IN ETHNOLINGUISTIC BEHAVIOR AND ATTITUDES 481
10. SECTION 6. ETHNOLINGUISTIC HOMOGENEITY AND HETEROGENEITY: WORLDWIDE CAUSES, CONSEQUENCES AND ASPIRATIONS 561
11. Taking Leave: Concluding Sentiments 699
12. Index 703