世界普遍の基本的人権の一つとして注目されつつある「言語権」をめぐる、社会言語学、法学、政治学、教育学、人類学、経済学にわたる関連分野の議論を総覧できる、重要文献101点の集成。In four volumes, the set draws on a wide range of disciplines, including language policy, political theory, education, law, philosophy, anthropology, economics, minority studies, deaf studies, and Indigenous cosmologies. The editors have assembled both normative texts and studies of their practical applications over the past century in a wide range of countries, as well as more diverse interventions and interpretations. Contents: Volume I ('Language Rights, Past and Present: From Minority Rights to Linguistic Human Rights')/ Volume II ('Multilingualism, Education, and Language Rights Granted or Denied: Policies and Politics')/ Volume III ('Language Rights and Endangered Languages')/ Volume IV ('Language Rights: Global and Regional Integration and Diversity Maintenance').