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This is a systematic and critical appraisal of the variety of ways in which people's attitudes to language have been researched internationally over recent deca

Providing an innovative approach to the written displays of minority languages in public space this volume explores minority language situations through the len

The author presents a new approach to the study of language policy, by focusing on language policy formation and implementation as a dynamic, conflict-laden pro