Language Varieties and Language Policy

AbstractThe current study examines Mestizo adolescent and post-adolescent speakers’ overt language attitudes towards their language varieties and bilingual/trilingual codeswitching. Results show that contrary to previous studies where code-switching has typically been negatively perceived even by the speakers themselves, codeswitching has thrived in Belize, particularly among post-adolescent speakers, because they are positively predisposed to code-switching and associate it with their multilingual identity. In contrast, the use of monolingual varieties of Spanish is marked and pejoratively perceived, especially among high school speakers. Interview data revealed that an incipient trend among younger high school speakers is to employ more Belizean Kriol and less Northern Belizean Spanish and codeswitching. This is a trend which merits further investigation as it may be pointing to the genesis of a strong pan-Afro-Belizean linguistic identity among younger Belizeans which cuts across ethnic lines, and which consequently holds implications for issues of language dominance, language shift, and language policy and planning in Belize.

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Language Beliefs and the Management of Endangered Languages

Endangered Languages ◽

10.5871/bacad/9780197265765.003.0019 ◽

2014 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Bernard Spolsky

Keyword(s):

Language Policy ◽

The Other ◽

Central Component ◽

Endangered Languages ◽

Language Practices ◽

Language Management ◽

Independent Components ◽

Language Varieties ◽

Theory Of Language ◽

The Relationship

Language beliefs and ideologies constitute a central component of a theory of language policy. The other interrelated but independent components are the language practices of the community being studied and language management. This chapter explores the relationship between beliefs and management, especially with reference to efforts to manage (preserve or restore) language varieties that are felt to be under threat. It also summarizes the evidence presented in the other chapters in this volume.

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Normative Language Policy

10.1017/cbo9781316534267 ◽

2017 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Leigh Oakes ◽

Yael Peled

Keyword(s):

Language Policy ◽

Normative Language ◽

Normative Language Policy

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Language policy: An economics perspective

Voprosy Ekonomiki ◽

10.32609/0042-8736-2016-2-128-140 ◽

2016 ◽

pp. 128-140

Author(s):

D. Kadochnikov

Keyword(s):

Economic Theory ◽

Language Policy ◽

Research Field ◽

Economic Policies ◽

Economic Phenomenon ◽

Market Situation ◽

Theory Of Language ◽

Methodological Aspects

Economic theory of language policy treats a language as an economic phenomenon. A language situation is considered to be an economic, or market, situation, while language policy becomes an element of economic policies. The paper aims to systematize and to further develop theoretical and methodological aspects of this promising research field situated between economics and sociolinguistics.

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The Politics of Arabic in Israel

10.3366/edinburgh/9781474420860.001.0001 ◽

2017 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Camelia Suleiman

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Methods ◽

Language Policy ◽

Language Choice ◽

Minority Language ◽

The Other ◽

Official Language ◽

Political Identities ◽

Production Of Knowledge ◽

The One

Arabic became a minority language in Israel in 1948, as a result of the Palestinian exodus from their land that year. Although it remains an official language, along with Hebrew, Israel has made continued attempts to marginalise Arabic on the one hand, and secutise it on the other. The book delves into these tensions and contradictions, exploring how language policy and language choice both reflect and challenge political identities of Arabs and Israelis. It combines qualitative methods not commonly used together in the study of Arabic in Israel, including ethnography, interviews with journalists and students, media discussions, and analysis of the production of knowledge on Arabic in Israeli academia.

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