The bilingual volume Sprache(n) als europäisches Kulturgut / Languages as European Cultural Asset provides selected contributions which were presented during a symposium on this topic and the EU motto “Unity in diversity” organised by the Herbert-Batliner-Europainstitut / University of applied sciences of Salzburg (March 2011).

International experts discussed among others the following issues, focusing in particular on language culture, linguistic and policy related aspects: Does language help us connect with others or does it separate people? Does language diversity promote or hinder effective communication between European communities? What is the status of sign languages in Europe? The bridging role of literary translation between language cultures.

Contributors: Sabine Baumann, Pascale Berteloot, Jürgen Broschart, Waldemar Hummer, Semier Insayif, Peter A. Kraus, Verena Krausneker, Marijana Kresić, Waldemar Martyniuk, Rudolf Muhr, Leonard Orban, Robert Phillipson, Alex M. J. Riemersma, Goranka Rocco, Anthony Robert Rowley und Claudia Schmidt-Hahn.
In cooperation with Herbert-Batliner-Europainstitut.

Bibliographical reference:
Claudia Schmidt-Hahn (ed.), Sprache(n) als europäisches Kulturgut / Languages as European Cultural Asset, Studienverlag Gmbh, July 2012.