Abstract
In twenty-first-century Europe, macroprocesses such as globalisation
and nationalism shape and mould how we continue to perceive and
consider languages. The discussion pieces in this forum indicate that
the centrality of the ‘nation’ is, for now, unbudgeable in top-down processes of recognition. This has clear ramifications for cultural minorities (both autochthonous and allochthonous, real and perceived), as
the discourse of nation has ‘prioritised’ ideas such as the ‘national
language’, which results in the ‘othering’ of the languages of minority groups. However, even under conditions where some languages
are prioritised over others, the resilience of linguistic communities
prevails, as was traditionally the case, through grassroots organisation
that provide a reactive force in the face of opposition.
and nationalism shape and mould how we continue to perceive and
consider languages. The discussion pieces in this forum indicate that
the centrality of the ‘nation’ is, for now, unbudgeable in top-down processes of recognition. This has clear ramifications for cultural minorities (both autochthonous and allochthonous, real and perceived), as
the discourse of nation has ‘prioritised’ ideas such as the ‘national
language’, which results in the ‘othering’ of the languages of minority groups. However, even under conditions where some languages
are prioritised over others, the resilience of linguistic communities
prevails, as was traditionally the case, through grassroots organisation
that provide a reactive force in the face of opposition.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Type | Edited Collection |
| Publisher | Berghahn Books |
| Number of pages | 42 |
| Edition | 2 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Publication status | Published (in print/issue) - 1 Sept 2019 |