Motivation in Language Planning and Language Policy
Dennis E. Ager
216 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 1853595284
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Language: English
Publish: January 31, 2001
The aim of this book is to investigate motives for action on language. Seven seem to identity, insecurity, ideology, image, inequality, integration and instrumentality. The author relates those to wider issues of personal and social motivation, discussing the language strategies, plans and policies of a number of individuals, communities and states.