10/18/2008

The Toubon Laws: Language Protection At Its Unpopular Worst

French language protection as advocated by the likes of Chirac always was a thing of the undemocratic elites. The Toubon laws never had a basis in French public opinion. Language and Nationalism in Europe by Stephen Barbour, Cathie Carmichael:




Language and Nationalism in Europe
By Stephen Barbour, Cathie Carmichael
Contributor Stephen Barbour, Cathie Carmichael
Published by Oxford University Press, 2000
ISBN 0198236719, 9780198236719
319 pages

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