Language, Hegemony and the European Union: Re-Examining 'Unity in Diversity'

by Glyn Williams and Gruffudd Williams

Book Overview

This book critically examines the European Union's "Unity in Diversity" mantra with regard to language. It uses a theoretical framework based on hegemony both as a system and as a relationship. Operating within sociolinguistics, the book replaces the notion of ideology in poststructuralist thought with that of hegemony. The authors argue that forging unity across language communities contradicts the tenets of classical liberal theory. Global neo-liberalism...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319815067
• ISBN13: 9783319815060
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.3"