Cultural and linguistic minorities in the Russian Federation and the European Union : comparative studies on equality and diversity /: comparative studies on equality and diversity. ([2015])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Heiko F. Marten, Michael Rießler, Janne Saarikivi, Reetta Toivanen, editors.
• Editors: Marten, Heiko F; Riessler, Michael; Saarikivi, Janne; Toivanen, Reetta
• Contents: Part I Languages, identities and human rights 1. Change and maintenance of Plurilingualism in the Russian Federation and the European Union by Janne Saarikivi and Reetta Toivanen -- 2. The Global Extinction of Languages and its Consequences for Cultural Diversity by Suzanne Romaine -- 3. The Death of Languages; the Death of Minority Cultures; the Death of a People?s Dignity by Theodore S. Orlin -- Part II Case Studies on Cultural Change and Minority Language Maintenance: 4. Obstacles and Successes by Reetta Toivanen -- 5. Fallen ill in Political Draughts by Indrek Jääts -- 6. Finnic Minorities of Ingria by Natalia Kuznetsova, Elena Markus and Mehmed Muslimov -- 7. The Challenge of Language by Lennard Sillanpää -- 8. Uneven Steps to Literacy by Florian Siegl and Michael Rießler -- Part III Why some Languages Survive. On Language Laws, Policies and Changing Attitudes -- 9. Explaining Language Loss by Ekaterina Gruzdeva -- 10. Parliamentary Structures and their Impact on Empowering Minority Language Communities by Heiko F. Marten -- 11. Evolution of Language Ideology in Post-Soviet Russia by Konstantin Zamyatin -- 12. The Impact of Language Policy on Language Revitalization by Xabier Arzoz -- A List of Relevant Agreements, Charters, Conventions, Declarations, Legal acts, Protocols, Treaties and Other Official Documents -- A.1 International -- A.2 European and Russian -- A.3 List of Russian Regional Documents -- Index of Languages and People(s) -- Subject index -- Person index -- Place index.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2015
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 323.147; Education; Minorities -- Russia (Federation); Minorities -- European Union countries; Anthropological linguistics; Language and languages; Applied linguistics; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Civil Rights; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Human Rights; Anthropological linguistics; Minorities; Language Arts & Disciplines -- Linguistics -- General; Education -- Educational Policy & Reform -- General; Language: reference & general; Educational strategies & policy; Education -- Language Experience Approach; Language teaching & learning (other than ELT); Education; Language Education; Applied Linguistics; Educational Policy and Politics; Europe -- European Union countries; Russia (Federation); Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319104553; 3319104551; 3319104543; 9783319104546
• Related ISBNs: 9783319104546
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebsco, viewed Jan. 14, 2015).
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