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Language Policies in English-dominant Countries : Six Case Studies / ed. by Barbara Burnaby, Michael Herriman.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: The Language and Education Library ; 10Publisher: Bristol ; Blue Ridge Summit : Multilingual Matters, [1996]Copyright date: ©1996Description: 1 online resource (256 p.)Content type:
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  • 9781800418028
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Notes on Contributors -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Language Policy in a Democratic South Africa -- 3 Language Policy in Australia -- 4 Language Policy in New Zealand: Defining the Ineffable -- 5 Languages and Language Policy in Britain -- 6 Language Policy in the United States -- 7 Language Policies in Canada -- References -- Index
Summary: This book analyses policy development in six countries where, because of its association with colonial expansion, English has become the dominant language and hence the language of power, government and civil commerce, often replacing other local languages.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Notes on Contributors -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Language Policy in a Democratic South Africa -- 3 Language Policy in Australia -- 4 Language Policy in New Zealand: Defining the Ineffable -- 5 Languages and Language Policy in Britain -- 6 Language Policy in the United States -- 7 Language Policies in Canada -- References -- Index

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This book analyses policy development in six countries where, because of its association with colonial expansion, English has become the dominant language and hence the language of power, government and civil commerce, often replacing other local languages.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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