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Language & Intercultural Communication
Editor: Dr John Corbett (University of Glasgow)
Associate Editor: Robert Crawshaw (Lancaster University)
Reviews and Criticism Editor: Dr Fiona J. Doloughan (University of Surrey)
Editorial Board: Gavin Jack (University of Stirling)


Volume: 6  Number: 3-4  Page: 219–233  doi:10.2167/laic249.0

United in Diversity: British and German Minority Language Policies in the Context of a European Language Policy
Daniela Wawra
Department of English Language and Culture, University of Passau, Germany

This paper deals with European language policy and its contribution to the formation of a European identity. The realisation of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages in Germany and the United Kingdom is discussed and evaluated.

Keywords: charter of regional or minority languages, European language policy, Germany, Great Britain, minority languages

© 2006 D. Wawra

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