Uniformity and Diversity in Language Policy

Global Perspectives

By: Catrin Norrby (Editor), John Hajek (Editor)

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This book brings together current research by leading international scholars on the often contentious nature of language policies and their practical outcomes in North America, Australia and Europe. It presents a range of perspectives from which to engage with a variety of pressing issues raised by multilingualism, multiculturalism, immigration, exclusion, and identity. A recurrent theme is that of tension and conflict: between uniformity and diversity, between official policies and real day-to-day life experiences, but also between policies in schools and the corporate world and their implementation. Several chapters present research about language policy issues that has previously not been fully or easily available to an English-language audience. Many of the chapters also provide up-to-date analyses of language policy issues in particular regions or countries, focusing on recent developments.

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The book is a valuable addition to the literature on language policy both at the macro and the micro levels. It serves to bring to one's notice that linguistic rights are increasingly being acknowledged both in the recognition of weaker languages by the state and of using them in schooling and other domains. It also shows an increasing democratization in culture through the promotion of language norms associated with solidarity and non-hierarchical behavior than was the case before.

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Contributors	p. vii
Acknowledgements	p. xi
General Introduction	p. xiii
Language Policy at the Official Level
Introduction to Part 1	p. 3
Language Policy and Citizenship in Quebec: French as a Force for Unity in a Diverse Society?	p. 7
Do National Languages Need Support and Protection in Legislation? The Case of Swedish as the 'Principal Language' of Sweden	p. 22
Language Policy and Smaller National Languages: The Baltic States in the New Millennium	p. 37
Language Policy in Australia: What Goes Up Must Come Down?	p. 53
Regional Languages, the European Charter and Republican Values in France Today	p. 68
Language Policy in Practice: Indigenous and Migrant Languages in Education
Introduction to Part 2	p. 89
Breton Language Maintenance and Regeneration in Regional Education Policy	p. 93
Language Policy in Spain: The Coexistence of Small and Big Languages	p. 109
Language Policy and Language Contact in New Mexico: The Case of Spanish	p. 126
Indigenous Languages, Bilingual Education and English in Australia	p. 141
Bringing Asia to the Home Front: The Australian Experience of Asian Language Education through National Policy	p. 157
Language Policy in Real and Virtual Worlds
Introduction to Part 3	p. 177
Testing Identity: Language Tests and Australian Citizenship Kerry Ryan	p. 180
Language as Political Emblem in the New Culture War in Northern Ireland	p. 195
Language Policy and Reality in South Tyrol	p. 210
Addressing Policy on the Web: Netiquettes and Emerging Policies of Language Use in German Internet Forums	p. 226
Language Policy in Practice: What Happens When Swedish IKEA and H&M Take 'You' On?	p. 242
Regulating Language in the Global Service Industry	p. 258
Author Index	p. 273
Subject Index	p. 277
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