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Regional Language Policies in France during World War II (Palgrave Studies in Languages at War)
Aviv Amit
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Description for Regional Language Policies in France during World War II (Palgrave Studies in Languages at War)
Hardcover. During Germany's occupation of France in WWII, French regional languages became a way for people to assert their local identities. This book offers a detailed historical sociolinguistic analysis of the various language policies applied in France's regions (Brittany, Southern France, Corsica and Alsace) before, during and after WWII. Series: Palgrave Studies in Languages at War. Num Pages: 186 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; CFB; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
During Germany's occupation of France in WWII, French regional languages became a way for people to assert their local identities. This book offers a detailed historical sociolinguistic analysis of the various language policies applied in France's regions (Brittany, Southern France, Corsica and Alsace) before, during and after WWII.
During Germany's occupation of France in WWII, French regional languages became a way for people to assert their local identities. This book offers a detailed historical sociolinguistic analysis of the various language policies applied in France's regions (Brittany, Southern France, Corsica and Alsace) before, during and after WWII.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Series
Palgrave Studies in Languages at War
Number of Pages
186
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137300157
SKU
V9781137300157
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Ref
99-15
About Aviv Amit
Aviv Amit is a Teaching Fellow at the Department of French Studies in Tel Aviv University, Israel. He has published numerous articles and a book in the area of sociolinguistics, language policy and language contacts.
Reviews for Regional Language Policies in France during World War II (Palgrave Studies in Languages at War)
“Amit’s book certainly makes a vital contribution to the scholarly field of French language policy, French history, and national minorities through a historical-sociolinguistic lens. Graduate students and scholars working in these areas will find the historical-sociolinguistic trajectories of the various language policies applied in France’s regions stimulating and thought-provoking.” (Elisabeth Barakos, Journal of Language and Politics, Vol. 18 (3), 2019) ... Read more