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This study includes chapters entitled: sociopolitical perspectives on language policy, politics, and programmes; culture, discourse, and indigenous epistemology - transcending current models in language and planning policy; and US language planning and policies for social dialect speakers.

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Author:   Thom Huebner (San Jose State University) ,  Kathryn A. Davis (University of Hawaii at Manoa) ,  Joseph Lo Bianco
Publisher:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Imprint:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Volume:   16
Weight:   0.660kg
ISBN:  

9789027241238

ISBN 10:   9027241236
Pages:   365
Publication Date:   15 November 1999
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. List of contributors; 2. List of publications by Charlene Junko Sato; 3. Preface; 4. Acknowledgements; 5. Sociopolitical Perspectives on Language Policy, Politics, and Praxis (by Huebner, Thom); 6. Comparative Historical Analysis of U.S. Language Policy and Language Planning: Extending the Foundations (by Wiley, Terrence G.); 7. The Language of Policy: What sort of Policy Making is the Officilization of English in the United States? (by Lo Bianco, Joseph); 8. The Sociopolitical Dynamics of Indigenous Language Maintenance and Loss: A Framework for Language Policy and Planning (by Davis, Kathryn A.); 9. Culture, Discourse, and Indigenous Epistemology: Transcending Current Models in Language Planning and Policy (by Watson-Gegeo, Karen Ann); 10. Looking at Federal Education Legislation From a Language Policy/Planning Perspective (by Christian, Donna); 11. Public Perceptions of Official English/English Only: Framing the Debate in Arizona (by Combs, Mary Carol); 12. Language Policy/Planning and U.S. Colonialism: The Puerto Rican Thorn in English-Only's Side (by Zentella, Ana Celia); 13. US Language Planning and Policies for Social Dialect Speakers (by Morgan, Marcyliena H.); 14. The Politics of Sign Language: Language Planning for Deaf Americans (by Strong, Michael); 15. Language Varieties and Language Policy: The Appreciation of Pidgin (by Wong, Laiana); 16. (Mis)Educating Mexican Americans Through Language (by Bartolome, Lilia I.); 17. Language and Equality: Ideological and Structural Constraints in Foreign Language Education in the U.S. (by Ortega, Lourdes); 18. The Role of Language and Culture in Teaching Reading: Language Policy and Planning for Diverse Populations (by Rickford, Angela Eunice); 19. Foreign Language Policy and Planning in Higher Education: The Case of the State of Florida (by Roca, Ana); 20. Hawaiian Language Regenesis: Planning for Intergenerational Use of Hawaiian Beyond the School (by Warner, Sam No'eau); 21. From Developing One's Voice to Making Oneself Heard: Affecting Language Policy from the Bottom Up (by Rivera, Klaudia M.); 22. The role of Social Networks and the Strength of Weak Ties in Changing Language Policy: Gender Neutralization in American English (by Nichols, Patricia C.); 23. Index

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