Language homeostasis in race relations
by Leonie Solomons, Alfredo Moscardini
International Journal of Applied Systemic Studies (IJASS), Vol. 2, No. 1/2, 2008

Abstract: Language is prima facie a regulatory activity for it is the medium of communication amongst the people of a country. In some countries, language is such a contentious issue that it has underpinned what might be called 'ethnic based' claims for secession. Using the example of Sri Lanka, the issues facing a tri-lingual nation is cybernetically examined with the objective of diagnosing the different homeostatic relationships pertaining to language. In particular, posed is the question – Is there a major set of homeostatic relationships worthy of deeper exploration given the way it differently affects the various races.

Online publication date: Mon, 26-Jan-2009

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