Preface = 5
Acknowledgements = 7
Tove = 9
Francisca Sanchez
Part I. Language: Its Diversity, its Study, and our Understandings of it = 11
Such a Treasure of Knowledge for Human Survival = 13
Kerttu Vuolab
Linguistic and Biological Diversity: The Inextricable Link = 17
Luisa Maffi
Rethinking Language Defense = 23
Joshua A. Fishman
Gella Schweid Fishman
Maintaining, Developing and Sharing the Knowledge and Potential Embedded in All Our Languages and Cultures: On linguists as Agents of Epistemic Violence = 28
Jan Branson
Don Miller
The Politics of A-political Linguistics: Linguists and Linguicide = 33
Amir Hassanpour
Language Emancipation: The Finnish Case = 40
Anna-Riitta Lindgren
Linguistic Pluralism: A Point of Departure = 46
D. P. Pattanayak
Birch - Wind - Looks = 48
Lilja Liukka
Culture, Sharing and Language = 49
Probal Dasgupta
`Spirit of the Earth' = 52
Constance M. Beutel
Part II. Rights: Language Rights, their Articulation and Implementation = 55
Language Maintenance as an Arena of Cultural and Political Struggles in a Changing World = 57
Naz Rassool
Human Rights: The Next Fifty Years = 62
Cees Hamelink
Tolerance and Inclusion: The Convergence of Human Rights and the Work of Tove Skutnabb-Kangas = 67
Fernand de Varennes
Unity in Difference - Belonging = 72
Pirkko Leporanta-Morley
Discourse and Access = 73
Teun A. van Dijk
Language Rights for the Language of Norfolk Island = 79
Peter Muhlhausler
The Latvian Language Law Debate: Some Aspects of Linguistic Human Rights in Education = 83
Ina Druviete
Use of Language Rights by Minorities = 87
E. Annamalai
(Un) Writing the Margins: Steps Toward an Ecology of Language = 92
Mark Fettes
Part III. Equity: Justice for Speakers of All Languages = 95
Writing for Diversity = 97
Ngugi wa Thiong'o
On the Financing of Language Policies and Distributive Justice = 102
Francois Grin
Francois Vaillancourt
Towards More Fairness in International English: Linguistic Rights of Non-native Speakers? = 111
Ulrich Ammon
Linguicism in Action: Language and Power in Academic Institutions = 117
Masaki Oda
Equality of Opportunity and Assimilation. Or: We German Left-wing Do--gooders and Minority Language Rights = 122
Antje-Katrin Menk
Science and Policy - When does Science Matter? = 127
Ingegerd Municio-Larsson
From Historical Shame to Present Struggle = 132
Jarmo Lainio
Which Contacts Breed Conflicts? = 140
Miklos Kontra
Exclusion as Discursive Practice and the Politics of Identity = 144
Mustafa Hussain
Part IV. Power: Policies for Multilingualism = 149
Paradoxes of Plurilingualism. For better? For worse? And Beyond? = 151
Angeline Martel
Promoting Multilingualism and Linguistic Human Rights in the Era of Economic Rationalism and Globalization = 160
Michael Clyne
Language Resilience and Educational Empowerment: Philippines and Australia = 164
Jerzy J. Smolicz
Margaret J. Secombe
Language Policy and Planning in South Africa: Some Insights = 170
Neville Alexander
Mother Tongue Education: The Key to African Language Development? A Conversation with an Imagined South African Audience = 174
Zubeida Desai
Common Practice and Linguistic Human Rights: A-Team v. B-Team Coercion or the Co-construction of `Utopia' = 179
Shelley K. Taylor
Creating a Bilingual Family in a `Monolingual' Country = 187
Leena Huss
The Reindeer on the Mountain, the Reindeer in the Mind: On Sami Yoik Lyrics = 193
Harald Gaski
Part V. Education: Affirming Diversity, Confirming Rights = 201
The Linguistic Human Rights of Sign Language Users = 203
Markku Jokinen
The Linguistic Problem Child has Many Names = 214
Pertti Toukomaa
Creating a Successful Minority School = 219
Markku Peura
Bilingual versus Bilingual Education: The Case of Slovakia = 227
Istvan Lanstyak
Giving Good Weight to Multilingualism in South Africa = 234
Kathleen Heugh
Education for All - In Whose Language? = 239
Birgit Brock-Utne
Language: A Diversity Category Beyond All Others = 243
Ofelia Garcia
`This Place Nurtures my Spirit': Creating Contexts of Empowerment in Linguistically-diverse Schools = 249
Jim Cummins
Dual Language Models and Intergenerational Inspirations = 259
Dawn Wink
Joan Wink
Integrative Comment: Living with Vision and Commitment = 264
Robert Phillipson
Contributors = 279
Bibliography = 289
Index = 305
Acknowledgements = 7
Tove = 9
Francisca Sanchez
Part I. Language: Its Diversity, its Study, and our Understandings of it = 11
Such a Treasure of Knowledge for Human Survival = 13
Kerttu Vuolab
Linguistic and Biological Diversity: The Inextricable Link = 17
Luisa Maffi
Rethinking Language Defense = 23
Joshua A. Fishman
Gella Schweid Fishman
Maintaining, Developing and Sharing the Knowledge and Potential Embedded in All Our Languages and Cultures: On linguists as Agents of Epistemic Violence = 28
Jan Branson
Don Miller
The Politics of A-political Linguistics: Linguists and Linguicide = 33
Amir Hassanpour
Language Emancipation: The Finnish Case = 40
Anna-Riitta Lindgren
Linguistic Pluralism: A Point of Departure = 46
D. P. Pattanayak
Birch - Wind - Looks = 48
Lilja Liukka
Culture, Sharing and Language = 49
Probal Dasgupta
`Spirit of the Earth' = 52
Constance M. Beutel
Part II. Rights: Language Rights, their Articulation and Implementation = 55
Language Maintenance as an Arena of Cultural and Political Struggles in a Changing World = 57
Naz Rassool
Human Rights: The Next Fifty Years = 62
Cees Hamelink
Tolerance and Inclusion: The Convergence of Human Rights and the Work of Tove Skutnabb-Kangas = 67
Fernand de Varennes
Unity in Difference - Belonging = 72
Pirkko Leporanta-Morley
Discourse and Access = 73
Teun A. van Dijk
Language Rights for the Language of Norfolk Island = 79
Peter Muhlhausler
The Latvian Language Law Debate: Some Aspects of Linguistic Human Rights in Education = 83
Ina Druviete
Use of Language Rights by Minorities = 87
E. Annamalai
(Un) Writing the Margins: Steps Toward an Ecology of Language = 92
Mark Fettes
Part III. Equity: Justice for Speakers of All Languages = 95
Writing for Diversity = 97
Ngugi wa Thiong'o
On the Financing of Language Policies and Distributive Justice = 102
Francois Grin
Francois Vaillancourt
Towards More Fairness in International English: Linguistic Rights of Non-native Speakers? = 111
Ulrich Ammon
Linguicism in Action: Language and Power in Academic Institutions = 117
Masaki Oda
Equality of Opportunity and Assimilation. Or: We German Left-wing Do--gooders and Minority Language Rights = 122
Antje-Katrin Menk
Science and Policy - When does Science Matter? = 127
Ingegerd Municio-Larsson
From Historical Shame to Present Struggle = 132
Jarmo Lainio
Which Contacts Breed Conflicts? = 140
Miklos Kontra
Exclusion as Discursive Practice and the Politics of Identity = 144
Mustafa Hussain
Part IV. Power: Policies for Multilingualism = 149
Paradoxes of Plurilingualism. For better? For worse? And Beyond? = 151
Angeline Martel
Promoting Multilingualism and Linguistic Human Rights in the Era of Economic Rationalism and Globalization = 160
Michael Clyne
Language Resilience and Educational Empowerment: Philippines and Australia = 164
Jerzy J. Smolicz
Margaret J. Secombe
Language Policy and Planning in South Africa: Some Insights = 170
Neville Alexander
Mother Tongue Education: The Key to African Language Development? A Conversation with an Imagined South African Audience = 174
Zubeida Desai
Common Practice and Linguistic Human Rights: A-Team v. B-Team Coercion or the Co-construction of `Utopia' = 179
Shelley K. Taylor
Creating a Bilingual Family in a `Monolingual' Country = 187
Leena Huss
The Reindeer on the Mountain, the Reindeer in the Mind: On Sami Yoik Lyrics = 193
Harald Gaski
Part V. Education: Affirming Diversity, Confirming Rights = 201
The Linguistic Human Rights of Sign Language Users = 203
Markku Jokinen
The Linguistic Problem Child has Many Names = 214
Pertti Toukomaa
Creating a Successful Minority School = 219
Markku Peura
Bilingual versus Bilingual Education: The Case of Slovakia = 227
Istvan Lanstyak
Giving Good Weight to Multilingualism in South Africa = 234
Kathleen Heugh
Education for All - In Whose Language? = 239
Birgit Brock-Utne
Language: A Diversity Category Beyond All Others = 243
Ofelia Garcia
`This Place Nurtures my Spirit': Creating Contexts of Empowerment in Linguistically-diverse Schools = 249
Jim Cummins
Dual Language Models and Intergenerational Inspirations = 259
Dawn Wink
Joan Wink
Integrative Comment: Living with Vision and Commitment = 264
Robert Phillipson
Contributors = 279
Bibliography = 289
Index = 305