Language Planning and Policy: Issues in Language Planning and Literacy Contributor(s): Liddicoat, Anthony J. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1853599778 ISBN-13: 9781853599774 Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited OUR PRICE: $94.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2007 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Foreign Language Study - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Sociolinguistics - Language Arts & Disciplines | Literacy |
Dewey: 306.449 |
LCCN: 2007000097 |
Series: Language Planning and Policy |
Physical Information: 0.69" H x 7" W x 10" (1.56 lbs) 288 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: While literacy has always been central to language planning work, there are fewer studies which focus primarily on literacy as a language planning activity. Often planning for literacy is treated as an aspect of status, corpus or language-in-education planning, rather than addressing literate practice itself as a planning objective. This volume investigates the complex issues and social and political pressures relating to literacy in a variety of language planning contexts around the world. The studies presented in this book examine language planning for literacy in official and vernacular languages and address issues relating to literacy in first and additional languages in North America, Asia, Africa, Europe and the Pacific. As a collection, these studies show that language planning for literacy is not simply a matter of planning a written version of a language, but involves more complex questions relating to the nature and practice of literacy and the power relations which exist within societies. |
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). |