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ERIC Number: EJ452039
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-0305-0068
Language Policy and Education: Some Scottish-Catalan Comparisons.
Grant, Nigel; Docherty, F. J.
Comparative Education, v28 n2 p145-66 1992
Describes the history and current usage of three minority languages: Gaelic and Scots in Scotland and Catalan in the Spanish autonomous region of Catalonia. Discusses the role of language in cultural identity, preservation, and revitalization and government policies on language of instruction, teacher education, and bilingual education. (SV)
Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Language of Instruction, Language Usage, Public Policy
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Catalan; Cultural Revitalization; Gaelic; Language Minorities; Language Policy; Scotland; Scots (Language); Spain (Catalonia)