In Switzerland’s political dialogue, an adequate representation of Swiss language communities in the Federal Administration is considered to be a vital expression of multilingualism in Switzerland. Diverse legal bases and directives have been created and issued in the interest of reaching this goal. Nonetheless, questions concerning implementation and effectiveness of these measures remain open...
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In: Methods in Contemporary Linguistics, 2012, p. 463-486
The present paper addresses the question of territoriality with reference to the Swiss minority language Romansh, taking account of the contributions of jurists who were dealing with the legal situation in Switzerland and showing the importance of the principle in the common perception of the national languages of Switzerland. Furthermore, insights from a philosopher, Philippe Van Parijs, who...
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In: Manual of Romance Sociolinguistics, 2018, p. 526-548
This chapter deals with the two Romance languages which are officially recognized as minority languages of Switzerland, Romansh and Italian, and with Francoprovençal and French dialects spoken marginally in the francophone area of Switzerland. Romansh, the language that has gained new recognition in the process leading to the quadrilingual Swiss Confederation, is considered in most detail. The...
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(Bibliographie annuelle de la recherche suisse sur le plurilinguisme ; 7)
The Annual Bibliography of Swiss Research on Multilingualism contains a selection of scholarly publications in the disciplines of linguistics, sociology, pedagogy and other fields related to multilingualism. This issue contains bibliographic information on publications from the year 2017. Includes articles from journals, book chapters, monographs, anthologies and online documents by...
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2017 was a year marked by beginnings and endings, with several long-serving staff members leaving the Institute for a new professional challenge. From our point of view, it is good news when scholars employed at our Institute – whether for a short time or a longer term – find positions at other higher education institutions to continue their research in Switzerland or, as is often the...
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In: Language Policy, 2009, vol. 8, no. 1, p. 27-50
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(Bibliographie annuelle de la recherche suisse sur le plurilinguisme ; 6)
The Annual Bibliography of Swiss Research on Multilingualism contains a selection of scholarly publications in the disciplines of linguistics, sociology, pedagogy and other fields related to multilingualism. This issue contains bibliographic information on publications from the year 2016. Includes articles from journals, book chapters, monographs, anthologies and online documents by researchers...
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