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Publication details [#46561]
Pauwels, Anne and M. Hellinger, eds. 2007. Handbook of Language and Communication: Diversity and Change. De Gruyter. XX+786 pp. ![DOI logo](https://benjamins.com/logos/doi-logo.svg)
Publication type
Book – edited volume
Publication language
English
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This book on language contact, diversity and change adresses various topics: indigenous and immigrant linguistic minorities' (lack of) access to linguistic rights through language policies; the influence of factors of colonialism, imperialism, globalisation and economics on language policies and planning measures; language variation and change in institutional contexts; linguistic diversity, language change and language reform as public debates issues informed by various ideological positions.