Journal article
National Language, Identity Formation and Broadcasting: Flanders, the Netherlands and German-Speaking Switzerland
European journal of communication (London), v 11(2)
01 Jun 1996
Abstract
Language policies of Flemish, German-Swiss, & Dutch public service broadcasting (PSB) are compared in an effort to ascertain the role of PSB in a nation-building project & in identity formation in general. Documents such as histories of PSB, internal reports, & publications of broadcasting personnel & interviews with participants in the PSB comprise the data set for this project. It is argued that different uses of language can be ascribed to divergent accents in the process of nation-building & that changes in language policies over time are a symptom of sociocultural transformations in identity formation within these communities. Specifically, it is discovered that the Dutch privileged a sense of democratic pluralism that led to less concern for the maintenance of a unitary language policy. In contrast, the German PSB produced all high culture programs in Standard German, whereas the Flemish PSB was wholly involved in creating an exclusive & uniform standard language. Changes in language policies over time are situated in a broader shift from a modern to a postmodern materialist society. 76 References. Adapted from the source document.
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- Title
- National Language, Identity Formation and Broadcasting: Flanders, the Netherlands and German-Speaking Switzerland
- Creators
- Hilde Van den BulckLuc Van Poecke
- Publication Details
- European journal of communication (London), v 11(2)
- Publisher
- Sage
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Communication
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:A1996UQ32800004
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-0030306937
- Other Identifier
- 991021865927604721
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