Rethinking language policy / Bernard Spolsky.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Spolsky, Bernard, author.

Series:

Edinburgh scholarship online.

Edinburgh scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language policy.

Sociolinguistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (285 pages)

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2021.

Summary:

Drawing on four decades of research, Bernard Spolsky presents an updated theory of language policy that starts with the individual speaker instead of the nation. He surveys the language practices, beliefs, and planning efforts of individuals, families, public and private institutions, local and national activists, advocates and managers, and nations. He examines the diversity of linguistic repertoires and the multiplicity of forces, linguistic and non-linguistic, which account for language shift and maintenance. By starting with the individual speaker and moving through the various levels and domains, Spolsky shows the many different policies with which a national government must compete and illustrates why national policy is so difficult.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Introduction: The Non-Linguistic Environment

1 The Individual in Language Policy and Management

2 The Family and the Home

3 Education

4 Neighbourhoods and the Workplace

5 Public Institutions for Communication, Culture, Religion, Health and Law

6 Military Language Policy and Management

7 Imperialism and Colonialism

8 Economic Pressure and Neoliberalism

9 Endangerment and Language Shift

10 Management Agencies and Advocates

11 Treaties, Charters and Other Supranational Sources of Rights

12 The Nation State as Language Manager

13 Some National Language Policies

14 Rethinking a Theory

Appendix

References

Index of language varieties

Index of Topics

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2021.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on December 7, 2021).

ISBN:

1-4744-8549-9

1-3995-0181-X

1-4744-8548-0

OCLC:

1252626514