Why do people fight over language?
The Five-Minute Linguist - Bite-sized Essays on Language and Languages Second Edition - E.M. Rickerson
Paul B. Garrett [+ ]
Temple University
Paul B. Garrett is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Temple University and a linguistic anthropologist whose research focuses on the creole languages and cultures of the Caribbean. His other interests include language contact, ideologies of language, and interspecies communication.
Description
Language differences may become powerful markers of social, cultural, and political dierence. Wherever there are language conflicts, there are struggles over territory, religion, political power, and other issues. However, language conflicts don’t always lead to violence, but they can create tensions that persist for years, affecting the lives of millions on a daily basis.