Linguistic Culture and Language Policy
| Author | : Harold Schiffman |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 364 |
| Release | : 2012-11-12 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781134670000 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1134670001 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (001 Downloads) |
Download or read book Linguistic Culture and Language Policy written by Harold Schiffman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-11-12 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By looking closely at the multilingual democracies of India, France and the USA, Harold F. Schiffman examines how language policy is primarily a social construct based on belief systems, attitudes and myths. Linguistic Culture and Language Policy exposes language policy as culture-specific, helping us to understand why language policies evolve the way they do; why they work, or not; and how people's lives are affected by them. These issues will be of specific interest to linguists specialising in multilingual/multicultural societies, bilingual educationalists, curriculum planners and teachers.
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