The Language Planning Situation in the Philippines.

Gonzalez, Andrew

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ERIC Number: EJ583986

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1998

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The Language Planning Situation in the Philippines.

Gonzalez, Andrew

Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, v19 n5-6 p487-525 1998

Provides a language profile of the Philippines based on census data and sociolinguistic and historical literature on the languages in the country. Discusses the uses of languages in various domains, especially education, and gives a historical sketch of language planning from laws enacted and revised and policies implemented. (Author/VWL)

Descriptors: Census Figures, Diachronic Linguistics, Foreign Countries, Language of Instruction, Language Planning, Laws, Policy Formation, Public Policy, Sociolinguistics

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Philippines

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