Swiss Multilingualism: A Historical Background to Language Policy
Specific historical and linguistic circumstances gave way to a Swiss original concept of a multilingual state as the nation of the will. The discussion concerns problems inherent to the unity-in-diversity philosophy and the proportional representation of national languages within the framework of th...
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| description | Specific historical and linguistic circumstances gave way to a Swiss original concept of a multilingual state as the nation of the will. The discussion concerns problems inherent to the unity-in-diversity philosophy and the proportional representation of national languages within the framework of the Swiss constitution, including the legislation protecting language and the language principles obtaining in Switzerland. Drawing on the language ideology studies, this paper shows how the linguistic diversity is designed on the administrative level and what provisions have been made to maintain multilingualism. The discussion also addresses and concludes on the ever timely questions of diversity, pluralism and intergroup cooperation fostered by the Swiss political and social culture. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-be10fce77eb643bd8ea1470f9e22c04e2022-12-21T22:29:06ZengSciendoStudies in Logic, Grammar and Rhetoric0860-150X2199-60592019-09-01591698410.2478/slgr-2019-0029slgr-2019-0029Swiss Multilingualism: A Historical Background to Language PolicyStępkowska Agnieszka0University of SzczecinSpecific historical and linguistic circumstances gave way to a Swiss original concept of a multilingual state as the nation of the will. The discussion concerns problems inherent to the unity-in-diversity philosophy and the proportional representation of national languages within the framework of the Swiss constitution, including the legislation protecting language and the language principles obtaining in Switzerland. Drawing on the language ideology studies, this paper shows how the linguistic diversity is designed on the administrative level and what provisions have been made to maintain multilingualism. The discussion also addresses and concludes on the ever timely questions of diversity, pluralism and intergroup cooperation fostered by the Swiss political and social culture.https://doi.org/10.2478/slgr-2019-0029multilingualismlinguistic peaceterritoriality principlefederal constitution |
| spellingShingle | Stępkowska Agnieszka Swiss Multilingualism: A Historical Background to Language Policy Studies in Logic, Grammar and Rhetoric multilingualism linguistic peace territoriality principle federal constitution |
| title | Swiss Multilingualism: A Historical Background to Language Policy |
| title_full | Swiss Multilingualism: A Historical Background to Language Policy |
| title_fullStr | Swiss Multilingualism: A Historical Background to Language Policy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Swiss Multilingualism: A Historical Background to Language Policy |
| title_short | Swiss Multilingualism: A Historical Background to Language Policy |
| title_sort | swiss multilingualism a historical background to language policy |
| topic | multilingualism linguistic peace territoriality principle federal constitution |
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