Leigh Oakes
List of John Benjamins publications in which Leigh Oakes is
involved.
Title
Language and National Identity: Comparing France and Sweden
Leigh Oakes
This book re-examines the relationship between language and national identity. Unlike many previous studies, it employs a comparative approach: France and Sweden have been chosen as case studies both for theirsimilarities (e.g. both are member states of the European Union) as well as their… read moreArticles
With the emergence of the notion of Standard Quebec French, debates about linguistic usage in Quebec are today largely shaped by two competing normative models: an exonorm defined for all intents and purposes in France and an endonorm reflecting socially acceptable usage as determined by… read more En tant qu’îlot francophone dans une Amérique du Nord essentiellement anglophone, le Québec est souvent considéré comme un modèle dans les questions de politique et d’aménagement linguistiques. Suivant une discussion des processus théoriques concernés, ce chapitre examine les mesures d’aménagement… read more In recent years, much has been made in the media and in academic circles of the risk that the world is heading towards linguistic convergence. But as internationalisation gives way to globalisation, as the emphasis shifts from mere contact between states to pressures for homogeneity, there is a… read more 
