Uniformity and Diversity in Language Policy : Global Perspectives /
edited by Catrin Norrby and John Hajek.
- 1st ed.
- Toronto, ON : Multilingual Matters, 2011.
- 285 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
- Multilingual Matters .
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
PART 1: LANGUAGE POLICY AT THE OFFICIAL LEVEL Introduction to Part 1 1. Language Policy and Citizenship in Quebec: French as a Force for Unity in a Diverse Society? / 2. Do National Languages Need Support and Protection in Legislation? The Case of Swedish as the ‘Principal Language’ of Sweden / 3. Language Policy and Smaller National Languages: The Baltic States in the New Millennium / 4. Language Policy in Australia: What Goes Up Must Come Down? / 5. Regional Languages, the European Charter and Republican Values in France Today / Jane Warren and Leigh Oakes Sally Boyd Uldis Ozolins Paulin G. Djité Leigh Oakes PART 2: LANGUAGE POLICY IN PRACTICE: INDIGENOUS AND MIGRANT LANGUAGES IN EDUCATION Introduction to Part 2 6. Breton Language Maintenance and Regeneration in Regional Education Policy / 7. Language Policy in Spain: The Coexistence of Small and Big Languages / 8. Language Policy and Language Contact in New Mexico: The Case of Spanish / 9. Indigenous Languages, Bilingual Education and English in Australia / 10. Bringing Asia to the Home Front: The Australian Experience of Asian Language Education through National Policy / Tadhg O hIfearnain David Lasagabaster Catherine E. Travis and Daniel J. Villa Gillian Wigglesworth and David Lasagabaster Yvette Slaughter PART 3: LANGUAGE POLICY IN REAL AND VIRTUAL WORLDS Introduction to Part 3 11. Testing Identity: Language Tests and Australian Citizenship / 12. Language as Political Emblem in the New Culture War in Northern Ireland / 13. Language Policy and Reality in South Tyrol / 14. Addressing Policy on the Web: Netiquettes and Emerging Policies of Language Use in German Internet Forums / 15. Language Policy in Practice: What Happens When Swedish IKEA and H&M Take ‘You’ On? / 16. Regulating Language in the Global Service Industry / Kerry Ryan and Tim McNamara Diarmait Mac Giolla Chriost Claudia Maria Riehl and John Hajek Heinz L. Kretzenbacher Catrin Norrby and John Hajek Deborah Cameron Author Index Subject Index
"This book brings together current research by leading international scholars on the often contentious nature of language policies and their practical outcomes in North America, Australia and Europe. It presents a range of perspectives from which to engage with a variety of pressing issues raised by multilingualism, multiculturalism, immigration, exclusion, and identity. A recurrent theme is that of tension and conflict: between uniformity and diversity, between official policies and real day-to-day life experiences, but also between policies in schools and the corporate world and their implementation. Several chapters present research about language policy issues that has previously not been fully or easily available to an English-language audience. Many of the chapters also provide up-to-date analyses of language policy issues in particular regions or countries, focusing on recent developments." (Book Cover)
9781847694454 (pbk)
2011028015
Language policy.
Language and languages--Variation.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
PART 1: LANGUAGE POLICY AT THE OFFICIAL LEVEL Introduction to Part 1 1. Language Policy and Citizenship in Quebec: French as a Force for Unity in a Diverse Society? / 2. Do National Languages Need Support and Protection in Legislation? The Case of Swedish as the ‘Principal Language’ of Sweden / 3. Language Policy and Smaller National Languages: The Baltic States in the New Millennium / 4. Language Policy in Australia: What Goes Up Must Come Down? / 5. Regional Languages, the European Charter and Republican Values in France Today / Jane Warren and Leigh Oakes Sally Boyd Uldis Ozolins Paulin G. Djité Leigh Oakes PART 2: LANGUAGE POLICY IN PRACTICE: INDIGENOUS AND MIGRANT LANGUAGES IN EDUCATION Introduction to Part 2 6. Breton Language Maintenance and Regeneration in Regional Education Policy / 7. Language Policy in Spain: The Coexistence of Small and Big Languages / 8. Language Policy and Language Contact in New Mexico: The Case of Spanish / 9. Indigenous Languages, Bilingual Education and English in Australia / 10. Bringing Asia to the Home Front: The Australian Experience of Asian Language Education through National Policy / Tadhg O hIfearnain David Lasagabaster Catherine E. Travis and Daniel J. Villa Gillian Wigglesworth and David Lasagabaster Yvette Slaughter PART 3: LANGUAGE POLICY IN REAL AND VIRTUAL WORLDS Introduction to Part 3 11. Testing Identity: Language Tests and Australian Citizenship / 12. Language as Political Emblem in the New Culture War in Northern Ireland / 13. Language Policy and Reality in South Tyrol / 14. Addressing Policy on the Web: Netiquettes and Emerging Policies of Language Use in German Internet Forums / 15. Language Policy in Practice: What Happens When Swedish IKEA and H&M Take ‘You’ On? / 16. Regulating Language in the Global Service Industry / Kerry Ryan and Tim McNamara Diarmait Mac Giolla Chriost Claudia Maria Riehl and John Hajek Heinz L. Kretzenbacher Catrin Norrby and John Hajek Deborah Cameron Author Index Subject Index
"This book brings together current research by leading international scholars on the often contentious nature of language policies and their practical outcomes in North America, Australia and Europe. It presents a range of perspectives from which to engage with a variety of pressing issues raised by multilingualism, multiculturalism, immigration, exclusion, and identity. A recurrent theme is that of tension and conflict: between uniformity and diversity, between official policies and real day-to-day life experiences, but also between policies in schools and the corporate world and their implementation. Several chapters present research about language policy issues that has previously not been fully or easily available to an English-language audience. Many of the chapters also provide up-to-date analyses of language policy issues in particular regions or countries, focusing on recent developments." (Book Cover)
9781847694454 (pbk)
2011028015
Language policy.
Language and languages--Variation.