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Download full textSolan, Lawrence – 1986
The role of court judges as linguists is discussed. Linguistic issues arise in courts when lawyers attempt to convince a court that a statute, insurance policy, or contract should be interpreted as favoring their own client's interests, with respect to resolving a dispute that depends on the proper construal of a particular document. An…
Descriptors: Court Judges, Court Litigation, Decision Making, Evaluation Utilization
Robinson, David – 1988
Language planning is official, government-level activity concerning the selection and promotion of a unified administrative language or languages. Language planning initiatives arise in response to sociopolitical needs and attempt to meet those needs by reducing linguistic diversity. Several stages occur in the language planning process. The first…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Language Planning, Language Role, Official Languages
