Language Policy and Language Planning From Nationalism to Globalisation

Name: Language Policy and Language Planning From Nationalism to Globalisation
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ISBN: 9780333986424

ISBN-10: 0333986423

ISBN-13: 9780333986424

Edition: 2004 (Revised)

Authors: Sue Wright

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Language policy and planning is rarely just about language; it always has political, social and ethical dimensions. This is a comprehensive advanced textbook, covering not only language learning imposed by economic or political agendas, but also language choices entered into freely for reasons of social mobility, economic advantage or group identity. The first part of the book reviews the development and role of standard languages in the construction of national communities and identities. The second part examines the linguistic accommodation of groups in contact, major lingua francas and the case of "International English". The third section explores reactions to nationalism and…

Book details

List price: $74.99
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date: 12/15/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 311
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.858
Language: English



Acknowledgements



Introduction



Community and the Role of National Language



From Language Continuum to Linguistic Mosaic: European Language Communities from the Feudal Period to the Age of Nationalism



Language Planning in State Nations and Nation States



Nation Building in the Wake of Colonialism: Old Concepts in New Settings



Transcendence and Language Learning



Transcending the Group: Languages of Contact and Lingua Francas



French: The Rise and Fall of a Prestige Lingua Franca



English: From Language of Empire to Language of Globalisation



Language in a Postnational Era: Hegemony or Transcendence?



Renaissance and Revitalisation in Small Language Communities



New Discourse, New Legal Instruments and a New Political Context for Minorities and their Languages



The Fragmentation of the Old Nation States and the Rise of Small Nations



Endangered Languages



Conclusion


Notes


Bibliography


Index