Uniformity and Diversity in Language Policy : Global Perspectives / Catrin Norrby, John Hajek.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hajek, John, Editor.

Norrby, Catrin, Editor.

Series:

Multilingual Matters

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language and languages--Variation.

Language policy.

Language policy--Variation.

Language and languages.

Local Subjects:

Language and languages--Variation.

Language policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (292 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Blue Ridge Summit, PA : Multilingual Matters, [2011]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book brings together current research by leading international scholars on the often contentious nature of language policies and their practical outcomes in North America, Australia and Europe. It presents a range of perspectives from which to engage with a variety of pressing issues raised by multilingualism, multiculturalism, immigration, exclusion, and identity. A recurrent theme is that of tension and conflict: between uniformity and diversity, between official policies and real day-to-day life experiences, but also between policies in schools and the corporate world and their implementation. Several chapters present research about language policy issues that has previously not been fully or easily available to an English-language audience. Many of the chapters also provide up-to-date analyses of language policy issues in particular regions or countries, focusing on recent developments.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Contributors

Acknowledgements

General Introduction

Introduction to Part 1

Chapter 1. Language Policy and Citizenship in Quebec: French as a Force for Unity in a Diverse Society?

Chapter 2. Do National Languages Need Support and Protection in Legislation? The Case of Swedish as the ‘Principal Language’ of Sweden

Chapter 3. Language Policy and Smaller National Languages: The Baltic States in the New Millennium

Chapter 4. Language Policy in Australia: What Goes Up Must Come Down?

Chapter 5. Regional Languages, the European Charter and Republican Values in France Today

Introduction to Part 2

Chapter 6: Breton Language Maintenance and Regeneration in Regional Education Policy

Chapter 7. Language Policy in Spain: The Coexistence of Small and Big Languages

Chapter 8. Language Policy and Language Contact in New Mexico: The Case of Spanish

Chapter 9. Indigenous Languages, Bilingual Education and English in Australia

Chapter 10. Bringing Asia to the Home Front: The Australian Experience of Asian Language Education through National Policy

Introduction to Part 3

Chapter 11. Testing Identity: Language Tests and Australian Citizenship

Chapter 12. Language as Political Emblem in the New Culture War in Northern Ireland

Chapter 13. Language Policy and Reality in South Tyrol

Chapter 14. Addressing Policy on the Web: Netiquettes and Emerging Policies of Language Use in German Internet Forums

Chapter 15. Language Policy in Practice: What Happens When Swedish IKEA and H&M Take ‘You’ On?

Chapter 16. Regulating Language in the Global Service Industry

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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ISBN:

9781847694478

1847694470

OCLC:

769101903