| Physical description |
1 online resource (xiv, 365 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Studies in bilingualism, 0928-1533 ; v. 16
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Studies in bilingualism ; v. 16. 0928-1533
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Sociopolitical perspectives on language policy, politics, and praxis / Thom Huebner -- Comparative historical analysis of U.S. language policy and language planning: extending the foundations / Terrence G. Wiley -- The language of policy: what sort of policy making is the officialization of English in the United States? / Joseph Lo Bianco -- The sociopolitical dynamics of indigenous epistemology: transcending current models in language planning and policy / Karen A. Watson-Gegeo and David W. Gegeo -- Looking at federal education legislation from a language policy/planning perspective / Donna Christian -- Public perceptions of official English/English only: framing the debate in Arizona / Mary Carol Combs -- Language policy/planning and U.S. colonialism: the Puerto Rican thorn in English-only's side / Ana Celia Zentella. |
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US language planning and policies for social dialect speakers / Marcyliena Morgan -- The politics of sign language: language planning for deaf Americans / Michael Strong -- Language varieties and language policy: the appreciation of Pidgin / Laiana Wong -- (Mis)educating Mexican Americans through language / Lilia I. Bartolomé and Donaldo Macedo -- Language and equality: ideological and structural constraints in foreign language education in the U.S. / Lourdes Ortega -- The role of language and culture in teaching reading: language policy and planning for diverse populations / Angela Eunice Rickford -- Foreign language policy and planning in higher education: the case of the state of Florida / Ana Roca -- Hawaiian language regenesis: planning for intergenerational use of Hawaiian beyond the school / Sa No'eau Warner. |
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From developing one's voice to making oneself heard: affecting language policy from the bottom up / Klaudia M. Rivera -- The role of social networks and the strength of weak ties in changing language policy: gender neutralization in American English / Patricia C. Nichols. |
| Summary |
This volume is the result of a colloquium on socio-political dimensions of language policy and language planning held at the 1997 American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL) Conference. The focus is on language planning and policy in the USA, but the issues raised will be applicable to other parts of the world as well. Three broad issues are addressed: general aspects, case studies dealing with certain languages or ethnic groups, and language planning in practice. The first, general, part, provides a historical analysis of language planning and language policy in the US, and proceeds to. |
| Other author |
Huebner, Thom.
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Davis, Kathryn Anne.
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Lo Bianco, Joseph.
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| Subject |
Language policy -- United States.
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Language planning -- United States.
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| ISBN |
9789027298881 (electronic bk.) |
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9027298882 (electronic bk.) |
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9781556197352 (U.S. ; hardback ; alk. paper) |
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1556197357 (U.S. ; hardback ; alk. paper) |
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9789027241238 (Eur. ; alk. paper) |
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9027241236 (Eur. ; alk. paper) |
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1556197357 (U.S. ; hardback ; alk. paper) |
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9027241236 (Eur. ; alk. paper) |
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