<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> This paper explores the connections between the law and language in the European Union. The paper concerns the language policy of the European Union (EU) and English language priority. The EU faces challenges of finding a common ground for respecting the diversity of its members. So many different states are gathered in one organisation which establishes the law for diversified legal orders. The research question is - which language(s) is or should be used in the EU? Does English become lingua franca of the EU?</p></abstract>

This paper explores the connections between the law and language in the European Union. The paper concerns the language policy of the European Union (EU) and English language priority. The EU faces challenges of finding a common ground for respecting the diversity of its members. So many different states are gathered in one organisation which establishes the law for diversified legal orders. The research question is - which language(s) is or should be used in the EU? Does English become lingua franca of the EU?

Unity in Diversity. The Language Policy of the European Union

Studies in Logic, Grammar and Rhetoric

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This paper explores the connections between the law and language in the European Union. The paper concerns the language policy of the European Union (EU) and...

Unity in Diversity. The Language Policy of the European Union

Published Online: Nov 05, 2014

Page range: 151 - 165

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/slgr-2014-0037

Keywords
the European Union, language policy, language use, multilingualism

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Unity in Diversity. The Language Policy of the European Union

Published Online: Nov 05, 2014

Page range: 151 - 165

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/slgr-2014-0037

Keywordsthe European Union, language policy, language use, multilingualism

© Studies in Logic, Grammar and Rhetoric

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
the European Union, language policy, language use, multilingualism