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The Selective Celebration of Linguistic Diversity: Evidence from the Swiss Language Policy Discourse
Direct linkBerthele, Raphael – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2021
The scholarly praise for linguistic diversity stands in an interesting contrast to the way diversity in standard and non-standard languages is referred to in language policy discourse. Drawing on recent debates in Switzerland, this article focuses on ideologies on linguistic varieties in the German- and Romansh-speaking areas. The two contexts…
Descriptors: German, Language Planning, Standard Spoken Usage, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedChick, J. Keith; Wade, Rodrik – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1997
Discusses the sociolinguistic order in the new South Africa, traces the implications of English dominance in this order, and reflects on the difficulty of assembling an accurate picture of the sociolinguistic order of a society in times of rapid social change. Particular focus is on the processes of restandardization of standard South African…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, English, Foreign Countries, Language Dominance
