Language Planning and Policy: Language Planning in Local Contexts Contributor(s): Liddicoat, Anthony J. (Editor), Baldauf, Richard B. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1847690637 ISBN-13: 9781847690630 Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited OUR PRICE: $94.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2008 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Foreign Language Study - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Sociolinguistics |
Dewey: 306.449 |
LCCN: 2007050422 |
Series: Language Planning and Policy |
Physical Information: (1.60 lbs) 298 pages |
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Publisher Description: Most academic work in language planning has focused on national and governmental activities relating to language - macro language planning. Language problems potentially exist at all levels of human activity, including the local contexts of communities and institutions - micro language planning. Micro language planning occurs in both formal and informal contexts and is based in and around the everyday language needs and aspirations of communities and institutions. Micro language planning also articulates with macro language planning: local language problems can provide the impetus for national level action and national level planning needs to be implemented at the local level and local needs and conditions shape implementation. This volume examines the ways in which language planning works as a local activity in a wide variety of contexts around the world and dealing with a wide range of language planning issues: corpus planning, language in education planning prestige planning, and status planning. |
Contributor Bio(s): Liddicoat, Anthony J.: - Anthony J. Liddicoat is Professor in Applied Linguistics at the Research Centre for Languages and Cultures in the School of Communication, International Studies and Languages at the University of South Australia. His research focuses on language and intercultural issues in education, conversation analysis, and language policy and planning. His numerous publications include Language Planning and Literacy (2007), Language Planning in Local Contexts (with R.B. Baldauf, 2008), Intercultural language teaching and Learning (with A. Scarino, 2013) and An Introduction to Conversation Analysis (2nd edn, 2011). |