Guardians of language (Record no. 3728)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780198736523
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 306.449COU
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Coulmas, Florian.
245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Guardians of language
Remainder of title twenty voices through history
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Oxford
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Oxford University Press
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2016
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xxii, 345P. : ill. ; 23 cm
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-334) and indexes.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. This book provides an accessible account of the origins and conceptual foundations of language policy. Florian Coulmas discusses the influence of twenty intellectuals from medieval to modern times, and from a variety of cultures, who have taken issue with language, its use, development, and political potential. These 'guardians of language' range from renowned figures such as Dante, Noah Webster, and Gandhi, to less well-known individuals such as the Spanish grammarian Antonio de Nebrija and Senegalese politician and poet Leopold Sedar Senghor. Each chapter begins by providing background information on the scholar whose work is being reviewed and ends with a summary of his key thoughts on language in the form of an imaginary interview.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Language policy.
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        UONGOZI Institute Resources Centre - Dar es Salaam UONGOZI Institute Resources Centre - Dar es Salaam 01/17/2025   306.449COU 003770 01/31/2025 01/17/2025 Book