Language Planning and Policy in Europe Vol. 2 : The Czech Republic, The European Union and Northern Ireland

This volume covers the language situation in the Czech Republic, European Union and Northern Ireland explaining the linguistic diversity, the historical and political contexts and the current language situation – including language-in-education planning, the role of the media, the role of religion, and the roles of non-indigenous languages. The authors are indigenous and/or have been participants in the language planning context. The purpose of the volumes in this series is to present up-to-date information on polities that are not well-known to researchers in the field. A longer-range purpose is to collect comparabale information on as many polities as possible in order to facilitate the development of a richer theory to guide language policy and planning in other polities that undertake the development of a national policy on languages. This volumes is part of an areal series which is committed to providing descriptions of language planning and policy in countries around the world. Contents Series Overview Language Policy and Planning in The Czech Republic, the European Union and Northern Ireland: Some Common Issues Language Management in the Czech Republic The European Union, its Institutions and its Languages: Some Language Political Observations An Update on the European Union, its Institutions and its Languages: Some Language Political Observations Language Planning in Northern Ireland Diarmait Mac Giolla Chríost Biographical Notes on Contributors This text covers the language situation in Hungary, Finland, and Sweden explaining linguistic diversity, historical and political contexts, including language-in-education planning; and the roles of the media, of religion, and of minority and migrant languages. The authors have been participants in the language planning context in these polities