TY - BOOK ID - 16786192 TI - Language choices : conditions, constraints, and consequences PY - 1997 VL - 1 SN - 9027218315 9786613327796 1283327791 902727584X 9789027218315 PB - Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, DB - UniCat KW - Sociolinguistics KW - Congresses. KW - Language and culture KW - Linguistics KW - Sociology KW - Integrational linguistics (Oxford school) KW - Sociolinguistics - Congresses. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:16786192 AB - This volume is about various aspects of the theory and application of language contact and language conflict phenomena seen from an interdisciplinary perspective. The focus is on the linguistic, social, psychological, and educational issues (conditions, constraints, and consequences) involved in the status and use of languages in multilingual settings.The book is divided into four sections dealing with the following areas: Theoretical issues: This section addresses key issues such as the nature of the concepts of language maintenance, language loyalty and language identity, langua ER -