Spolsky, Bernard
Language Policy (Key Topics in Sociolinguistics)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780521011754
- author:
- Spolsky, Bernard
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2003
- Pages:
- 262
- Dimensions:
- 137 mm X 213 mm
- Genre:
- Language teaching & learning material & coursework
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
Language Policy by Bernard Spolsky explores the complex issues surrounding language use in modern society. The author examines debates around correctness and bad language, bilingualism and multilingualism, language death, and language education policy, among other topics. Through an analysis of language practices and policies at various levels, from families to supra-national organizations, Spolsky develops a theory of modern national language policy and the forces that shape it. He considers the demands for efficient communication, the pressure for national identity, the role of English as a global language, and the impact on human and civil rights. This book raises fundamental questions about how to recognize and manage language policies, and whether language can be controlled at all.
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