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Language Policy and Modernity in Southeast Asia
Rappa, Antonio L.; Wee, Lionel
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Hardback. Considers the ways in which modernity challenges and informs the language policies of various Southeast Asians nations. This title combines theoretical arguments from policy studies, language policy and political theory, with quantitative figures where necessary. Series: Language Policy. Num Pages: 159 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 930.
Source: CIA World Factbook, 2005 In this book, our goal is to understand how the language policies of various nation-states in Southeast Asia grapple with the challenge of modernity. Our focus will therefore be on language policies as these are explicitly articulated either in the form of constitutions or public proclamations made by political leaders. We do not RAPPA AND WEE: LANGUAGE POLICY AND MODERNITY IN SOUTHEAST ASIA 2 deny that language policies can be implicit (Spolsky, 2004:s) since ideologies about language are prevalent regardless of whether these lead to overt policy formulations or not. However, our interest is in ... Read more
Source: CIA World Factbook, 2005 In this book, our goal is to understand how the language policies of various nation-states in Southeast Asia grapple with the challenge of modernity. Our focus will therefore be on language policies as these are explicitly articulated either in the form of constitutions or public proclamations made by political leaders. We do not RAPPA AND WEE: LANGUAGE POLICY AND MODERNITY IN SOUTHEAST ASIA 2 deny that language policies can be implicit (Spolsky, 2004:s) since ideologies about language are prevalent regardless of whether these lead to overt policy formulations or not. However, our interest is in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
159
Condition
New
Series
Language Policy
Number of Pages
159
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402045103
SKU
V9781402045103
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