When Languages Collide: Perspectives on Language Conflict, Competition, and Language Coexistence

by Brian D. Joseph (Editor), Johanna Destafano (Editor), Neil G. Jacobs (Editor)

Scholars of language and communication in general, specific languages, history, and several social sciences examine a variety of language- related social problems that affect people in real situations. Exploring the causes, processes, and outcomes of conflict, they find that language is at the heart of a number of social issues, such as access to economic opportunity and education, eliminating prejudice and bias, individual and group identity, and sharing in a society's power structures. The 15 essays are from a November 1998 conference at Ohio State University. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

366 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 2002

About the author

Dr. Joseph is a Professor of Linguistics at The Ohio State University. His main areas of interest include historical linguistics, Greek linguistics, Balkan linguistics, and morphological theory. His secondary areas of interest include language and ethnicity, Sanskrit linguistics, and Indo-European linguistics in general.