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Language Policy in the Soviet Union
Lenore A. Grenoble
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Description for Language Policy in the Soviet Union
Hardback. Provides an overview of the development of the language policy at both national and local levels. This book offers an introduction to the USSR and its ethnolinguistic makeup, followed by a chronology of Soviet language policy and its general development. It also includes discussion of language policy and its impact in each of them. Series: Language Policy. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; CFB; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 532.
Soviet language policy provides rich material for the study of the impact of policy on language use. Moreover, it offers a unique vantage point on the tie between language and culture. While linguists and ethnographers grapple with defining the relationship of language to culture, or of language and culture to identity, the Soviets knew that language is an integral and inalienable part of culture. The former Soviet Union provides an ideal case study for examining these relationships, in that it had one of the most deliberate language policies of any nation state. This is not to say that it was ... Read more
Soviet language policy provides rich material for the study of the impact of policy on language use. Moreover, it offers a unique vantage point on the tie between language and culture. While linguists and ethnographers grapple with defining the relationship of language to culture, or of language and culture to identity, the Soviets knew that language is an integral and inalienable part of culture. The former Soviet Union provides an ideal case study for examining these relationships, in that it had one of the most deliberate language policies of any nation state. This is not to say that it was ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Series
Language Policy
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402012983
SKU
V9781402012983
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