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Publication details [#12499]

Deprez, Kas and Theo Du Plessis. 2000. Multilingualism and Government. Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Former Yugoslavia, South Africa. Van Schaik Publishers. xii + 179 pp.
Publication type
Book – monograph
Publication language
English
Keywords
language policy | language politics | multilingualism | nation
ISBN
0-627-02478-5

Annotation

This book brings together articles about the development and implementation of multilingual language policies in Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, the Former Yugoslavia, and South Africa.

Articles in this volume

Deprez, Kas. Belgium: from a unitary to a federal state. 17–29
Wynants, Armel. The Belgian language law in administrative matters. 30–37
Boes, Marc. The Council of State (Administrative Court) and the Permanent Commission of Linguistic Control. 38–43
Buyle, Daniel. The organisation of the Brussels-Capital Region. 44–51
Henkes, Gerd. The German-speaking Community in Belgium. 52–61
Grin, François. Language policy in multilingual Switzerland: overview and recent developments. 71–81
Weber, Nico. Multilingualism and language policy in Luxembourg. 82–91
Plessis, Theo Du. South Africa: from two to eleven official languages. 95–110
Strydom, Hennie and Loot Pretorius. On the directives concerning language in the South African Constitution. 111–129
Mkhulisi, Nonhlanhla. The National Language Service and the new language policy. 121–129
Marivate, Cynthia. The mission and activities of the Pan South African Language Board. 130–13 137
Beukman, Johan. Towards a Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities. 138–147
Maphalala, Jabulani. Public policy and African languages: the Case of isiZulu. 148–156
Detrez, Raymond. Serb, Croat, Serbo-Croat: what's in a name? 159–170