Language Rights: Interests of State, Language Groups, and the Individual.

Coulmas, Florian

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ERIC Number: EJ557021

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1998

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Language Rights: Interests of State, Language Groups, and the Individual.

Coulmas, Florian

Language Sciences, v20 n1 p63-72 Jan 1998

Focuses on the question of how language rights can be subjected to legal provisions. Argues that, because language has social and individual aspects, working out solutions for specific situations is more important than universal principles. Argues against the idea that languages are objects deserving of legal protection. (14 references) (Author/CK)

Descriptors: Child Language, Civil Rights, Family Influence, Individual Differences, Language Attitudes, Official Languages, Political Issues, Sociocultural Patterns, Sociolinguistics

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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