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ERIC Number: EJ541073
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0267-1905
Minority Language Rights.
O Riagain, Padraig; Shuibhne, Niamh Nic
Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, v17 p11-29 1997
A survey of literature since 1990 on minority languages and language rights focuses on five issues: definition of minorities; individual vs. collective rights; legal bases for minority linguistic rights; applications and interpretations of minority language rights; and assessments of the impact of minority rights legislation. A nine-item annotated bibliography is included. (MSE)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Civil Liberties, Definitions, Language Planning, Language Research, Legal Problems, Legislation, Minority Groups, Multilingualism, Public Policy, Social Change, Trend Analysis
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Note: Theme issue: "Multilingualism."