Language Planning as a Discourse on Language and Society: The Linguistic Ideology of a Scholarly Tradition.

Blommaert, Jan

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ERIC Number: EJ541138

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Publication Date: 1996

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Language Planning as a Discourse on Language and Society: The Linguistic Ideology of a Scholarly Tradition.

Blommaert, Jan

Language Problems and Language Planning, v20 n3 p199-222 Fall 1996

Evaluates the past performance of the tradition of language planning, in view of a theoretical, conceptual, and methodological improvement of future language planning studies. Sketches the historical development of these studies, discusses ideological features present in much traditional language planning work, and raises various issues related to the background and limitations of language planning. (53 references) (Author/CK)

Descriptors: Concept Formation, Developing Nations, Diachronic Linguistics, Ethnography, Foreign Countries, Language Attitudes, Language Patterns, Language Planning, Language Research, Linguistic Theory, Multilingualism, Political Issues

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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