Whilst earlier studies of language planning and of standardisation have tended to study macro processes, this volume is in line with more recent work aimed at b

This book describes the ways in which politicians, church leaders, generals, leaders of national movements and others try to influence our use of language. Prof

Whilst earlier studies of language planning and of standardisation have tended to study macro processes, this volume is in line with more recent work aimed at b

CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SOCIOLOGY OF LANGUAGE brings to students, researchers and practitioners in all of the social and language-related sciences carefully select

Language Planning from Practice to Theory examines and reviews the field of language policy and planning. In the first section of the book language policy and p