TY - BOOK AU - Martí,Fèlix AU - Amorrortu,Estibaliz AU - Idiazabal,Itziar AU - Juaristi,Patxi AU - Junyent,Carme AU - Ortega,Paul AU - Uranga,Belen TI - Words and Worlds: World Languages Review T2 - Bilingual Education & Bilingualism SN - 9781853598272 AV - P40 .W647 2005eb U1 - 306.44 22 PY - 2005///] CY - Bristol, Blue Ridge Summit : PB - Multilingual Matters, KW - Language and languages KW - Linguistics KW - Sociolinguistics KW - LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics KW - bisacsh N1 - Frontmatter --; Contents --; List of Maps --; Acknowledgements --; Prologue --; Introduction --; Chapter 1. Linguistic Communities --; Chapter 2. The Linguistic Heritage --; Chapter 3. The Official Status of Languages --; Chapter 4. The Use of Languages in Public Administration --; Chapter 5. Language and Writing --; Chapter 6. Language and Education --; Chapter 7. Languages and the Media --; Chapter 8. Language and Religion --; Chapter 9. Transmission and Intergenerational Use of Language --; Chapter 10. Linguistic Attitudes --; Chapter 11. The Threats to Languages --; Chapter 12. The Future of Languages --; References --; Web References --; Appendix 1: Survey Questionnaire --; Appendix 2: Index of Contributors --; Appendix 3: List of Informants --; Appendix 4: Index of Languages, Families and Varieties --; Subject Index; restricted access N2 - World Languages Review aims to examine the sociolinguistic situation of the world: to describe the linguistic diversity that currently characterizes humanity, to evaluate trends towards linguistic uniformity, and to establish a set of guidelines or language planning measures that favour the weaker or more endangered linguistic communities, so that anyone engaged in language planning -government officials, institution leaders, researchers, and community members- can implement these measures UR - https://doi.org/10.21832/9781853598289 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781853598289 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781853598289/original ER -