Economic Development and the Basque LanguageA sign of hope
- Azurmendi Ayerbe, María José (coord.)
- Martínez de Luna, Iñaki (coord.)
Editorial: Soziolinguistika Klusterra
ISBN: 978-84-609-9703-0
Año de publicación: 2006
Páginas: 89-102
Tipo: Capítulo de Libro
Resumen
The analysis of the subject of language in economic literature is quite new, and even less attention has been devoted to the role played by the economy in lesser used language matters. The current economic restructuring of Europe has had a significant effect on a number of languages, but this process is not restricted to the present day: some languages, for example Basque, have suffered setbacks in the course of each economic change over the last few centuries. This situation does, however, appear to be changing and new social values brought about by the most recent technological progress benefits lesser used languages.