Includes bibliographical references (pages 174-180) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Part PART I Language, manipulations, policy -- chapter 1 Expanding language -- chapter 2 Manipulating languages -- chapter 3 Expanding language policy -- part PART II Mechanisms affecting de facto language policies -- chapter 4 Rules and regulations -- chapter 5 Language education policies -- chapter 6 Language tests -- chapter 7 Language in the public space -- part PART III Consequences and reactions -- chapter 8 Consequences -- chapter 9 Reactions.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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A critical look at language policies, how they are implemented and the hidden agendas which often lie behind them, drawing on examples from the US and UK and showing what the consequences are for the people involved.
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Title
Language policy.
International Standard Book Number
0415328659
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Language and education.
Language awareness.
Language policy.
Language and education.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES-- Linguistics-- Sociolinguistics.