Language Planning and Policy in Latin America

Language Planning and Policy in Latin America
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Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Total Pages : 310
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ISBN-10 : 9781847690067
ISBN-13 : 1847690068
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Book Synopsis Language Planning and Policy in Latin America by : Richard B. Baldauf

Download or read book Language Planning and Policy in Latin America written by Richard B. Baldauf and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2007 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume covers the language situation in Ecuador, Mexico and Paraguay, explaining the linguistic diversity, the historical and political contexts and the current language situation, including language-in-education planning, the role of the media, the role of religion, and the roles of indigenous and non-indigenous languages. The authors are indigenous and/or have been participants in the language-planning context. This volume contains monographs on Ecuador, Mexico and Paraguay, countries which are not well represented in the recent international language policy and planning literature, and draws together the existing published research in this field. The purpose of the area volumes in this series is to present up-to-date information on polities, particularly those that are not well known to researchers in the field, thereby providing descriptions of language planning and policy in countries around the world.

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