Towards Openly Multilingual Policies and Practices: Assessing Minority Language Maintenance Across Europe

by Reetta Toivanen, Anneli Sarhimaa, Johanna Laakso, et al.

This book investigates the maintenance of multilingualism and minority languages in 12 different minority communities across Europe. The authors argue that legislation and institutional and educational support provide no guarantee for minority language maintenance, surmising that changes in attitudes and language ideologies are the key.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1783094958
• ISBN13: 9781783094950
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.3"