what does language nationalism mean?

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what does language nationalism mean? does it mean love for your language (mother tongue-correct me if i am wrong) or having different languages in a country? ...and one more question... is language nationalism good or bad and why? answer me please.

Clive · Accepted Answer

Is this a phrase that your teacher has used?
What is the subject of the class? eg English? eg History? eg Politics?

Anonymous · Answer

yes..it relates to history and politics..and am confused..what does it mean exactly?? help me plz..

Clive · Answer

Here's how I interpret it.

Nationalism refers to strengthening a country's identity and independence, and encouraging patriotism in people..
Language can be one of the tools for doing this.
An example is the province of Quebec, here in Canada. French speakers here resist any attempt to strengthen the use of English, because they see it as an attempt at oppression by the English-speaking rest of Canada. The struggle for Quebec independence is closely related to efforts at maintaining and strengthening the use of French in Quebec.

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