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Aggarwal, Kailash S. – Language Problems and Language Planning, 1997
Argues that two influential studies of multilingualism in India are misleading in that they claim India's situation is unique and cherish this uniqueness as a value. It is proposed instead that this sociolinguistic diversity is inherently conflict-producing and leads to loss of "weak" languages, similar to documented situations in other…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Foreign Countries, Language Maintenance, Language Planning

Collis, Dirmid Ronan F. – Language Problems and Language Planning, 1992
A solution to the employment problem in remote areas of Canada, where natives speak only indigenous dialects, is discussed as it relates to Inuktitut. Distributed Language Translation would permit remote employment with dialect data transmitted over distances and translated into the standard indigenous language and the country's official…
Descriptors: Canada Natives, Dialects, Economic Factors, Intercultural Communication

Valdman, Albert – Language Problems and Language Planning, 1986
Suggests that Haitian Creole is subject to decreolization, characterized by movement toward French forms. Linguistic conflict and ambivalence on the part of both the bilingual elite and monolingual creole-speaking masses are held responsible. Opposing trends in language standardization and their implications for education are discussed.…
Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, Foreign Countries, French, Haitian Creole