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4 - Constructing Language Policies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2024

Kristof Savski
Kristof Savski
Affiliation:
Prince of Songkla University, Thailand
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This chapter examines how language policies are constructed, focussing most attention on more institutional policies, particularly those created by governments. I discuss the often-peripheral place of language policy on the political agenda, focussing on the practical implications of this for how policies are made. Issues around the writing and ownership of policy texts are also examined, with the case study drawing on data from a detailed historical ethnographic study of policy construction in Slovenia, tracing the trajectory of a language policy text from inception to formal endorsement.

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Language policy constructiontime-space in language policypolicy cyclenexus of practiceshistorical ethnographySlovene languageSloveniapolitical negotiation in language policyexpertise
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Language Policy in Action , pp. 59 - 82
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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