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Prestige from the Bottom Up: A Review of Language Planning in Guernsey
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Sallabank, Julia – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2005
This paper discusses language planning measures in Guernsey, Channel Islands. The indigenous language is spoken fluently by only 2% of the population, and is at level 7 on Fishman's 8-point scale of endangerment. It has no official status and low social prestige, and language planning has little official support or funding. Political autonomy has…
Descriptors: Language Planning, Reputation, Measures (Individuals), Language Maintenance