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Linguistic Policies and the Survival of Regional Languages in France and Britain

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  • © 2007

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  1. Anne Judge

    1. University of Surrey, UK

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Anne Judge
      Pages 1-4

  3. The Rise of French and English and the Destruction of the Regional Languages

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 5-5
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    2. Introduction

      • Anne Judge
      Pages 7-8

    3. The Rise of French as an Official National Language

      • Anne Judge
      Pages 9-33

    4. The Rise of English as an Official Language

      • Anne Judge
      Pages 34-59

  5. The Regional Languages of Britain

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 147-147
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    2. General Presentation

      • Anne Judge
      Pages 149-155

    3. The Regional Languages of England and Wales: Welsh and Cornish

      • Anne Judge
      Pages 156-186

    4. The Regional Languages of Scotland: Scottish Gaelic and Scots

      • Anne Judge
      Pages 187-209

    5. The Regional Languages of Northern Ireland: Irish and Ulster Scots

      • Anne Judge
      Pages 210-230

    6. Concluding Comments

      • Anne Judge
      Pages 231-235

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 236-265
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About this book

It was traditionally assumed that a single official language was necessary for the wellbeing of the state, particularly in France and Britain. This assumption is now questioned, and regional languages are making, in some cases, an impressive comeback. This book analyses a range of languages' development, decline and efforts at regeneration.

Reviews

'...it will certainly appear on reading lists for my final-year students.' - Robert Blackwood, University of Liverpool, writing in Language Policy

'The story is well told, interesting to read and up-to-date. This is a good straightforward account of the situation for each country and RL and to be recommended.' - Dennis Ager, French Studies

'... Judge's work is a valuable addition to the Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities. It should be welcomed as a text for courses in European studies or language planning, and will no doubt be gratefully consulted by many specialist students of French and readers of JFLS.' - Gertrud Aub-Buscher, Journal of French Language Studies

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Surrey, UK

    Anne Judge

About the author

ANNE JUDGE is Professor Emeritus of French and Linguistics at the University of Surrey, UK. She has lectured and published extensively on language and linguistic legislation, originally in relation to France, French within the EU, and the Francophone world, but more recently on linguistic legislation in Britain, finding their similarities and differences both fascinating and enlightening. She is co-author of a history of French style, Stylistic Developments in Literary and Non-Literary French Prose (1995), and is perhaps best known as co-author of A Reference Grammar of Modern French, first published in 1983.

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