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Language policy key topics in sociolinguistics 9780521011754 by spolsky, bernard and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at. These cover the major issues of language management, which spolsky 2009. Pdf language policy bernard spolsky susana oliveira. Language policy as practices, beliefs and management a second assumption, as described in my earlier book spolsky 2004, is that language policy has three interrelated but independently describable components. Under spolskys capable editorship, language policy has come of age, with a book that will be as invaluable to policy makers, implementers and stakeholders as it is indispensable to students and researchers. The goal of a theory of language policy is to account for the choices made by individual. In this introduction, bernard spolsky explores many debates at the forefront of language policy. The goal of a theory of language policy is to account for the choices made by individual speakers on.
Language and public policy language management in the. If you are bilingual or plurilingual, you have to choose which language to use. Towards a theory of language policy1 wpel university of. Language policy is a concern of extensive ethical, political, and legal significance in authorities all over the world patten, 2001, p.
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