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Language Rights: From Free Speech to Linguistic Governance

Vanessa Pupavac

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Description:Speech is core to our humanity and fundamental to our capacity to assert political rights, and determine what is just and unjust. Rights therefore mean little if they do not relate to speech. But what are language rights? What language or speech is defended? How do language rights relate to each other? This book explores these questions and examines language rights politics in theoretical, historical and international context, bringing together debates from law, sociolinguistics, international politics, and the history of ideas. It includes a critical exploration of the following issues: o Language rights as linguistic identity rightso International linguistic human rights in theory and practiceo Language rights advocacy and global governanceo Linguistic imperialism and global English debateso National language politics and global governance in Bosniao The emerging field of ecolinguisticso Hate speech and counter-terrorism legislation The author looks at how, why and where freedom of speech is endangered, and argues that international language rights advocacy supports the global governance of language and questions freedoms of speech and expression.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Language Rights: From Free Speech to Linguistic Governance. To get started finding Language Rights: From Free Speech to Linguistic Governance, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 329

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan

Release: 2012

ISBN: 1283641402

Description: Speech is core to our humanity and fundamental to our capacity to assert political rights, and determine what is just and unjust. Rights therefore mean little if they do not relate to speech. But what are language rights? What language or speech is defended? How do language rights relate to each other? This book explores these questions and examines language rights politics in theoretical, historical and international context, bringing together debates from law, sociolinguistics, international politics, and the history of ideas. It includes a critical exploration of the following issues: o Language rights as linguistic identity rightso International linguistic human rights in theory and practiceo Language rights advocacy and global governanceo Linguistic imperialism and global English debateso National language politics and global governance in Bosniao The emerging field of ecolinguisticso Hate speech and counter-terrorism legislation The author looks at how, why and where freedom of speech is endangered, and argues that international language rights advocacy supports the global governance of language and questions freedoms of speech and expression.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Language Rights: From Free Speech to Linguistic Governance. To get started finding Language Rights: From Free Speech to Linguistic Governance, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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