Community Languages: The Australian Experience - Couverture rigide

Clyne, Michael

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0521393302 ISBN 13 : 9780521393300

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1991

Synopsis

This book addresses the current suitation of community languages in Australia, analysing which are spoken, by whom, and whereabouts.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Without even considering the 150 Aboriginal languages still spoken, Australia has an unparalleled mix of languages other than English in common usage, languages often described by the term 'community'. Drawing on census data and other statistics, this book addresses the current suitation of community languages in Australia, analysing which are spoken, by whom, and whereabouts. It focuses on three main issues: how languages other than English are maintained in an English speaking environment, how the structure of the languages themselves changes over time, and how the government has responded to such ethnolinguistic diversity. At a time of unprecedented awareness of these languages within society and a realisation of the importance of mutlilingualism in business, this book makes a significant contribution to understanding the role of community languages in shaping the future of Australian society.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 1991
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0521393302
• ISBN 13: 9780521393300
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 304
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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