Politics of Language in the Ex-Soviet Muslim States

Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan

Jacob M Landau author Barbara Kellner-Heinkele author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd

Published:13th Jul '01

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The subject of this particular book is of great interest today for three major reasons: first, the six republics of Central Asia, strongly shaped by Turkic languages (Tajik is a variety of Persian, but Turkic influence is still there). and Islam, are relatively unknown; secondly, their respective language policies, which they say are central for development and modernisation, may show us much about the creative potential of choices of language anywhere in the world as well as problems connected with implementation; third, these two scholars and their local assistants harvested much previously unpublished empirical data which they have presented to readers in a clear framework. The conclusion very well relates language policies in these states to broad issues of nation-building-, language planning, multilingualism, and other concepts.

ISBN: 9781850654421

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 508g