Language policy in Britain and France : the processes of policy / Dennis Ager.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ager, D. E.

Series:

Open linguistics series.

Open linguistics series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language policy--Great Britain.

Language policy.

Language policy--France.

Language planning.

Political planning.

Sociolinguistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Cassell, 1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Examines the making of language policy, and language policy itself, in Britain and France, looking at how disciplines such as sociolinguistics and the analysis of the political process help in studying language policy and policymaking. Details stages, methods, and outcomes of the policymaking process, and compares policies in the two countries, with case studies on areas including the Welsh Language Act of 1993 and language policy for immigrants.

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; British and French organisations and abbreviations; 1 Theoretical considerations: sociolinguistics, policy studies and language planning; 2 The development of the standard language; 3 Language policies: the status of languages in Britain and France; 4 Constituent, corpus and acquisition policies; 5 The policy process: inputs; 6 The policy process: networks; 7 Networks: other participants; 8 The policy process: negotiation; 9 The policy process: implementation; 10 The policy process: implementation and impact; 11 Comparisons and conclusions; References

Index of namesGeneral index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-222) and indexes.

ISBN:

9786611291303

9781281291301

1281291307

9781847140937

1847140939

OCLC:

290598539