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ERIC Number: EJ518112
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0142-6001
Linguistic Rights and Wrongs.
Phillipson, Robert; Skutnabb-Kangas, Tove
Applied Linguistics, v16 n4 p483-504 Dec 1995
Analyzes linguistic human rights (LHRs) as an inalienable norm needed for speakers of dominated languages. The article reviews work in promoting LHRs in international forums and assesses the extent to which these rights are protected in existing covenants. Respect for LHRs, in particular the right to education via one's mother tongue, is seen as a way to reduce social conflict. (80 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Civil Liberties, Economic Climate, Foreign Countries, Language Attitudes, Language of Instruction, Minority Groups, Official Languages, Self Concept, Social Attitudes, Sociolinguistics
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Council of Europe (France); United Nations