Iran’s Language Planning Confronting English Abbreviations: Persian Terminology Planning

Author:   Fatemeh Akbari
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2020
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9783030353827


Pages:   116
Publication Date:   02 January 2020
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This book addresses one of the most crucial and common questions confronting planners of languages other than English, that is, how the impacts of global languages on local languages should be dealt with: internationalization or local language promotion? This empirical study examines the implementation of Iran’s governmental language and terminology policy to accelerate rarely used abbreviation methods in Persian in order to preserve the language from the extensiveness of borrowed English abbreviated forms.  This book provides an in-depth analysis of relevant linguistic theories as well as the structure and social context of the Persian language itself, rather than relying on personal opinions or beliefs either in favour of or against abbreviation. The text appeals to politicians, language planners, terminologists, lecturers, authors and translators of scientific works, especially those who are speakers of languages other than English and seek to promote their local languages. This book is particularly relevant to linguistics students (both undergraduate and graduate students) and language teachers and researchers in the broader areas of language education and curriculum design.

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Author:   Fatemeh Akbari
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2020
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9783030353827


ISBN 10:   3030353826
Pages:   116
Publication Date:   02 January 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction: Language and Terminology Planning.- Chapter 2. Language and Terminology Planning in Iran.- Chapter 3. English Abbreviated Forms: Challenges, Approaches and the Gaps.- Chapter 4. Assessment of Iran's Language Planning: Methodology.- Chapter 5. Assessment of Iran's Language Planning: Results.- Chapter 6. Assessment of Iran's Language Planning: Discussions.- Chapter 7. Conclusions.

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Fatemeh Akbari received her doctorate in Translation Studies/Transcultural Communication from the University of Vienna (awarded a Distinction), specializing in Terminology and Language Planning. She has extensive experience in this realm both within Iran where she has worked as a terminologist at the Academy of Persian Language and Literature and outside the country where she has cooperated with a number of international institutes. She has also taught Persian language and culture at Tehran University (Dehkhoda Institute) and the Australian National University. Her research interests are language policy and planning, sociolinguistics, terminology, onomastics, and language education.

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