LANGUAGE POLICY OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

The book "Language Policy of the European Union" by Jacek Łuczak is an in-depth analysis of the challenges and dilemmas associated with multilingualism in European structures. The author, relying on solid theoretical foundations, presents the complexity of language issues in the context of European integration. This publication is a valuable source of knowledge for anyone interested in language policy, European studies, and sociolinguistics.

• Analysis of EU language policy
• Ideological typology of the field
• Discrepancy between the declared and the actual state of affairs
• Crisis in the Union's sphere of activity
• Challenges for EU decision-makers
• Reliable analysis of the situation and potential reforms

In his work, Jacek Łuczak points to the discrepancy between the declared and the actual state of affairs in EU language policy. On the one hand, we observe an increase in the number of official languages, and on the other hand, a narrowing of the practical status of working languages to English, French and, to a small extent, German. The author emphasizes that this situation leads to a crisis in this sphere of the Union's activity, which requires difficult challenges to be undertaken by EU decision-makers.

The author proposes to rely on a reliable, scientific analysis of the situation and an analysis of potential reforms. He emphasizes that EU decision-makers should show the will to solve the problem in order to meet the complex political and linguistic issues. This book is an important contribution to the discussion on the future of the language policy of the European Union and its impact on the European integration process.

The book, published by ASPRA in 2010, has 210 pages and a format of 204x149 mm. The paperback binding makes it a comfortable read. This publication is the result of an analysis of EU language policy, which indicates several basic theses. The author created an ideological typology of this field, based on five basic categories - demos, ethnos, glossa, simposia and nomisma, resulting mainly from two ways of perceiving language - as a tool for communication and as a basis for identity.

Specification:

Author: Jacek Łuczak

Publisher: ASPRA

Year of publication: 2010

Number of pages: 210

Binding: paperback

Format: 204x149 mm