The question of linguistic minorities and the debates on cultural sovereignt

When observing certain global debates in recent decades on the defence of national cultural and linguistic spaces, one finds what seems to be a paradox: states that were historically constructed by homogenizing cultures and stifling languages in their territory (even states that were until recently...

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Autores: Amezaga Albizu, Josu, Martínez Martínez, Josu
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universidad del País Vasco
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minority languages
nation-building
language ideology
cultural exception
NWICO
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spelling The question of linguistic minorities and the debates on cultural sovereigntAmezaga Albizu, JosuMartínez Martínez, Josudiversityminority languagesnation-buildinglanguage ideologycultural exceptionNWICOWhen observing certain global debates in recent decades on the defence of national cultural and linguistic spaces, one finds what seems to be a paradox: states that were historically constructed by homogenizing cultures and stifling languages in their territory (even states that were until recently accused of promoting cultural imperialism), now seem to be resorting to defensive arguments traditionally used by threatened minorities. This reaction is based on the perception that flows linked to globalization, migratory movements and the development of telecommunications are threatening the linguistic and cultural space of the nation, and therefore the nation itself, and could thus suggest a confluence of arguments between states and minorities. As in any paradox, we are not only faced with statements that apparently depart from common sense, but instead with a complex reality, whose under-standing poses a challenge. In this article, we will try to analyse, from the point of view of the linguistic minorities, the limits of the arguments wielded by the states in defence of their national space, as well as the possibilities those minorities have of resorting to the discourses constructed at a global level in defence of diversity.The Department of Research, Basque Government (ref. IT-881-16 and MV-217_1_0035) and the University of the Basque Country (ref. ESPDOC16/08) supported this work. We also thank the School of Communication and Creative Industries, Charles Sturt University (CSU) for the research stay that enabled Josu Amezaga-Albizu to go more deeply into some of the issues developed here.Intellect Ltd202420242019info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10810/65957reponame:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigacióninstname:Universidad del País VascoIngléshttps://intellectdiscover.com/content/journals/10.1386/cjcs.11.1.99_1info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 Españaoai:addi.ehu.eus:10810/659572026-06-18T09:23:17Z
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Amezaga Albizu, Josu
diversity
minority languages
nation-building
language ideology
cultural exception
NWICO
title_short The question of linguistic minorities and the debates on cultural sovereignt
title_full The question of linguistic minorities and the debates on cultural sovereignt
title_fullStr The question of linguistic minorities and the debates on cultural sovereignt
title_full_unstemmed The question of linguistic minorities and the debates on cultural sovereignt
title_sort The question of linguistic minorities and the debates on cultural sovereignt
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Amezaga Albizu, Josu
Martínez Martínez, Josu
author Amezaga Albizu, Josu
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Martínez Martínez, Josu
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv diversity
minority languages
nation-building
language ideology
cultural exception
NWICO
topic diversity
minority languages
nation-building
language ideology
cultural exception
NWICO
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