Multilingualism and government : Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Former Yugoslavia, and South Africa

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Deprez, Kas.

ISBN:

9780627024788

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication Information:

Pretoria : Van Schaik, 2000.

Physical Description:

xii, 179 pages : illustrations, 11 maps ; 25 cm

Contents:

pt. 1. Multilingualism and government in Belgium -- pt. 2. Multilingualism and government in two other European countries -- pt. 3. Multilingualism and government in South Africa -- pt. 4. Nation-building and language building.

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Summary

Provides case studies on the way in which governments deal with societal multilingualism in countries such as Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg, and the former Yugoslavia, in comparison with South Africa. This text focuses primarily on language policy and language legislation in these countries.