L'Any Internacional de les Llengües 2008: per la diversitat lingüística i el multilingüisme

Authors

  • Joan Albert Argenter i Giralt

Abstract

Apropos the declaration of the International Year of the Languages 2008 by the UNO, the author briefly presents the motivation and meaning of this initiative. Also, a series of UNOs and the EUs political measures, research programs, actions oriented to sensitize governments and public opinion to language diversity and multilingualism are reviewed. Moreover, an analysis of the changes in the state-nations discours on language in the context of a global world is advanced. Finally, the author deals with the issue of documenting endangered languages.

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Published

2009-05-14

How to Cite

Argenter i Giralt, J. A. (2009). L’Any Internacional de les Llengües 2008: per la diversitat lingüística i el multilingüisme. Revista Catalana De Pedagogia, 6, 15–23. Retrieved from https://revistes.iec.cat/index.php/RCP/article/view/49489.001

Issue

Section

Dossier: The International Year of Languages and the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue 2008