Language Policy in Action

Kristof Savski

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Kristof Savski, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand

Publisher:: Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:: December 2024
Print publication year:: 2024
Online ISBN:: 9781009385138
DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009385138

Subjects:: Sociolinguistics, Applied Linguistics, Language and Linguistics

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Language is part of social life, and efforts to control it can be viewed in light of broader struggles for social power around issues like migration, education, class and race. This book explores how people act within institutions and communities to try and control the language of others. It conceptualises language policy as a form of discourse management, involving attempts to reorder hierarchies of knowledge, reframe social relationships, control what identities and ideologies may be expressed, and limit who can access particular social spaces. Real-life case studies are included, allowing readers to understand the functioning of language policy in different contexts. A holistic framework is also introduced, showing how language policies are enacted though five key actions: creating, debating, interpreting, enforcing and resisting. Each action is explained with reference to current theories in applied linguistics and sociolinguistics, and methodological suggestions, discussion questions and examples of further reading are also provided.

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Language Policy in Action
pp i-ii

Language Policy in Action - Title page
pp iii-iii

Copyright page
pp iv-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Figures
pp vii-vii

Tables
pp viii-viii

Acknowledgements
pp ix-x

1 - Introduction
pp 1-17

2 - Scoping Language Policies
pp 18-40

3 - Situating Language Policies
pp 41-58

4 - Constructing Language Policies
pp 59-82

5 - Debating Language Policies
pp 83-106

6 - Interpreting Language Policies
pp 107-130

7 - Enforcing Language Policies
pp 131-149

8 - Resisting Language Policies
pp 150-171

9 - Conclusions
pp 172-180

References
pp 181-199

Index
pp 200-204

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