States of Language Policy: Theorizing Continuity and Change - Hardcover

Edited By Ericka Albaugh , Linda Cardinal , Rémi Léger

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1009264729 ISBN 13: 9781009264723

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2024

Synopsis

Explains how and why language policies change in a wide variety of contexts using tools from historical institutionalism.

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Why do some countries have one official language while others have two or more? Why do Indigenous languages have official status in some countries but not others? How do we theorize about continuity and change when we explain state language policy choices? Combining both the theory and practice of language regimes, this book explains how the relationship between language, politics, and policy can be studied. It brings together a globally representative team of scholars to look at the patterns of continuity and change, the concept of state traditions, and notions of historical legacies, critical juncture, path dependency, layering, conversion, and drift. It contains in-depth case studies from a multitude of countries including Algeria, Burkina Faso, Canada, Hong Kong, India, Norway, Peru, Ukraine, and Wales, and across both colonial and postcolonial contexts. Wide-ranging yet accessible, it is essential reading for practitioners and scholars engaged in the theory and practice of language policies.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1009264729
• ISBN 13: 9781009264723
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320
• Editor: Edited By Ericka Albaugh Linda Cardinal Rémi Léger