Description
Book SynopsisThis volume covers the language situation in The Baltic States, Ireland and Italy explaining the linguistic diversity, the historical and political contexts and the current language situation, including language-in-education planning, the role of the media, the role of religion, and the roles of non-indigenous languages. The authors are indigenous and/or have been participants in the language planning context, and these monographs on the Baltic States, Ireland, and Italy draw together the published literature in each of these polities. The purpose of the volumes in this series is to present up-to-date information on polities that are not well-known to researchers in the field. A longer range purpose is to collect comparable information on as many polities as possible in order to facilitate the development of a richer theory to guide language policy and planning in other polities that undertake the development of a national policy on languages. This volume is part of an areal series which is committed to providing descriptions of language planning and policy in countries around the world.
Table of ContentsSeries Overview
1. Language Policy and Planning in The Baltic States, Ireland and Italy: Some Common Issues - Robert B. Kaplan and Richard B. Baldauf Jr.
2. Language Politics and Practice in the Baltic States - Gabrielle Hogan-Brun, Uldis Ozolins, Meiluté Ramoniené and Mart Rannut
3. The Language Situation in Ireland - Muiris Ó’Laoire
4. The Language Situation in Ireland: An Update - Muiris Ó’Laoire
5. The Language Situation in Italy - Arturo Tosi
Biographical Notes on Contributors
