Search Results - "Language problems & language planning"

"You See Me No Up": Is Singlish a Problem? by Hoon, Chng Huang

“…Addresses the Singlish-standard English debate in terms of discourse resources and the politics of language planning in Singapore, especially for the Singlish…”
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Language Planning as a Discourse on Language and Society: The Linguistic Ideology of a Scholarly Tradition by Blommaert, Jan

“…Evaluates the past performance of the tradition of language planning, in view of a theoretical, conceptual, and methodological improvement of future language…”
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Global English and Local Language Policies: What Denmark Needs by Phillipson, Robert

“…Analyzes the mythology and imagery underpinning global English, the many labels used to describe English, and the transition from an imperialist language into…”
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History, Language Planners, and Strategies of Forgetting: The Problem of Consciousness in the Philippines by Tupas, T. Ruanni F

“…Examines why language planners in the Philippines argue the way they do concerning critical language issues in the country. Suggests discursive "strategies of…”
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The Promotion of Linguistic Diversity in Multilingual Settings: Policy and Reality in Post-Apartheid South Africa by Reagan, Timothy

“…Provides a brief discussion of the historical use of language policy and language planning in the South African context and explores recent developments in…”
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Predicting Challenges to English as a Global Language in the 21st Century by Bruthiaux, Paul

“…Examines the likelihood of the dominant position of English coming under serious challenge as a world language. Discusses factors such as writing systems,…”
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Recent Foreign Language Education Policies in Palestine by Amara, Muhammad Hasan

“…Investigates the development of foreign language education policies in Palestine at a time when the establishment of a Palestinian state has become a real…”
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Why English Dominates the Central Economy: An Economic Perspective on "Elite Closure" and South African Language Policy by Wright, Laurence

“…Formulates some of the economic reasons for the continuing dominance of English in the boardrooms, government forums, parastatals and laboratories of South…”
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From Linguistic Liberalism to Legal Regulation: The Greek Language in Cyprus by Karyolemou, Marilena

“…Discusses legislation aiming to protect the Greek Language in Cyprus. The shift from a laissez-faire attitude toward legal intervention in the 1980s is…”
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Interlinguistics and Esperanto Studies: Paths to the Scholarly Literature by Blanke, Detlev

“…This study is intended to facilitate access to the scholarly literature on Interlinguistics and Esperanto by focusing on the myriad sources of material useful…”
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Direct vs. Indirect Attitude Measurement and the Planning of Catalan in Mallorca by Pieras-Guasp, Felipe

“…Discusses language planning on the Spanish Balearic isle of Mallorca where Catalan is also a native language, focusing on the sociolinguistic situation in the…”
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Communication as a Source and Motivator of Language Evolution by Benczik, Vilmos

“…Language emerges and changes primarily through communication; therefore communication technologies play a key role in the history of language change. With…”
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Multilingualism and Education Policy in Post-Apartheid South Africa by Kamwangamalu, Nkonko M

“…Examines South Africa's 11-official-languages policy, with a focus on the current debate on mother tongue education versus education in a foreign…”
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Phonology Meets Ideology: The Meaning of the Orthographic Practices in British Creole by Sebba, Mark

“…Discusses the orthography of an unstandardized written language variety, the English-lexicon Creole used in Britain by writers of Caribbean heritage. Argues…”
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Can Anything Be Done about the "Glottophagy" of English? A Bibliographical Survey with a Political Conclusion by Chiti-Batelli, Andrea

“…Examines the expanding role of English in the world and considers whether it is necessary and should be reversed. (Author/VWL)…”
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Linguistic Imperialism? The Status of English in Cyprus by Papapavlou, Andreas N

“…Examines concerns and fears that were expressed recently about the influx of English loanwords in Cypriot Greek and in general the influence of English in…”
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Arabic Language Planning in the Age of Globalization by Elkhafaifi, Hussein M

“…Examines Arabic language planning efforts, which so far have not been very successful, and suggests Arabic language planning agencies must closely examine the…”
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Diglossic Past and Present Lexicographical Practices: The Case of Two Greek Dictionaries by Tseronis, Assimakis

“…Discusses publication of two recent dictionaries of Modern Greek. Suggests their respective lexical coverage reveals the continuing survival of the underlying…”
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Death of a Language, Birth of an Identity: Brittany and the Bretons by Jones, Mari C

“…Discusses the language situation in the region of Brittany in France, where the Breton language, a Celtic rather than Romance language, is dying out but a…”
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Language Choice, Linguistic Capital, and Symbolic Domination in the European Union by Loos, Eugene

“…Refers to Bourdieu's publication "Language and Symbolic Power," to explain the unwillingness of member states of the European Union to grant another language…”
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