{"product_id":"language-policy-and-the-future-of-europe-9781032378145","title":"Language Policy and the Future of Europe","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume offers an insider perspective on language policy in the EU, bringing together two key figures well acquainted with its development to reflect critically on the future of language policy and practices in post-Brexit Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn out of Alice Leal's English and Translation in the European Union, this volume features annotated interviews with Seán Ó Riain, newly appointed Multilingualism Officer by the Irish diplomatic service, whose decades of experience in key milestones in EU language policy offer a unique perspective on its development. Each chapter, bookended by a contextual introduction and a closing commentary by Leal, addresses such key questions as: How long can the EU keep linguistic and cultural spheres off the policy-making agenda? How has the ECRML impacted linguistic diversity in the region? How widespread is the dominance of English in EU institutions today and what impact does it have on EU multilingualism? Why is EU language policy not given the atten\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface (Seán Ó Riain)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction (Alice Leal)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1: The European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuestions 1-3\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2: The status of multilingualism in the European Commission\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuestions 4-5\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3: The European Commission and English as a “lingua franca”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuestions 6-8\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Migrant and non-territorial languages in the EU\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuestions 9-10\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Language policy and official EU status\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuestions 11-12\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Ireland and multilingualism in a post-Brexit EU\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuestions 13-15\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusions (Alice Leal \u0026amp; Seán Ó Riain)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019016667479,"sku":"9781032378145","price":49.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032378145.jpg?v=1750779042","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/language-policy-and-the-future-of-europe-9781032378145","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}