What National Languages Are Good for [electronic resource] / Ralph Fasold.

A national language is useful as one means of creating social cohesion at the level of the whole country. It is also a symbol of national identity and of a nation's distinction from other countries. Probably no nation will ever be fully satisfied with a language that is a national language in t...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	Fasold, Ralph W.
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1985.
Subjects:	Foreign Countries. Group Unity. Language Planning. Language Role. Nationalism. Official Languages. Political Influences. Self Determination. Sociolinguistics. Symbolism.