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Peer reviewedAkinnaso, F. Niyi – Applied Linguistics, 1991
Examines Nigeria's language policies in terms of (1) the historical, sociolinguistic, political, educational, and ideological contexts in which they arose; (2) their impact on patterns of language choice and use in education and other aspects of life; and (3) their implications for the theory and practice of language planning. (51 references) (GLR)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Policy, Foreign Countries, Language Patterns
Peer reviewedNelde, Peter H. – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1987
Describes the characteristics of language conflict and examines the areas of emphasis in the literature, including multilingualism and linguistic identity, glottophagia and minority/majority relations, the danger of reliance on language censuses, conflict resolution/avoidance, and the importance of ecolinguistics in conflict description and for…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Ethnic Groups, Language Attitudes, Language Enrichment
Peer reviewedKachru, Braj B. – Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 1997
A review of literature since 1990 on world English focuses on theoretical, conceptual, descriptive, ideological, and power-related issues, including: types of diaspora; English-using communities; dynamics of those communities; monolingual paradigms and heteroglossic English forms; transcultural literary creativity; codification and authentication…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Diglossia, English, English (Second Language)
Silver, Shirley; Miller, Wick R. – 1997
This book introduces the general reader to the mosaic of American Indian languages and cultures as they exist in time and space, and supplies limited technical linguistic orientation to encourage further exploration of language interrelationships, cultures, and other ways of knowing. Chapter 1 provides an overview of the status, diversity, and…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian History, American Indian Languages, Descriptive Linguistics
Peer reviewedKreindler, Isabelle – Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 1997
Major common language problems arising in the wake of the collapse of the Soviet bloc are outlined, as identified in recent literature, and pressing language-related issues in specific former Soviet states (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan,…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Communication Problems, Foreign Countries, Geographic Distribution
Haasbroek, J. B.; Botha, Petro – 1989
In this investigation of education, conducted in South West Africa/Namibia, it was found that the medium of instruction was one of the basic causes of the teaching and educational problems experienced at schools. In South West Africa/Namibia, several languages, including English and Afrikaans as official languages, are involved in the…
Descriptors: African Languages, Afrikaans, Bilingual Education, Developing Nations
