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Peer reviewedHarry, Ralph L. – Language Problems and Language Planning, 1989
Recounts the history of interest in developing Esperanto as a lingua franca for international law and diplomacy, beginning with Zamenhof's development of Esperanto and proceeding through the development of a lexicon for the language and through its application to legal issues. Prospects for the future of Esperanto are discussed. (DJD)
Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, Futures (of Society), Intercultural Communication, International Law
Peer reviewedGuy, Gregory R. – Language Problems and Language Planning, 1989
Stresses the importance of maintaining multilingualism in the United States in the face of arguments by "English Only" advocates that the U.S. risks being torn apart by multilingualism. Historical evidence from the Soviet Union and from Australia is cited to support the viability of successful management of multilingualism. (Author/DJD)
Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, Federal Regulation, Foreign Countries, Language Maintenance
Peer reviewedAkinnaso, F. Niyi; Ogunbiyi, Isaac A. – Language Problems and Language Planning, 1990
Examines the place of Arabic in language education and language planning activities in Nigeria, highlighting its uses from the nineteenth century to present, methods and content of Arabic education, contributions to historical documentation in pre-colonial Nigeria and lexical expansion of Nigerian languages, and decline in its status and role. (34…
Descriptors: Arabic, Comparative Analysis, Diachronic Linguistics, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedReagan, Timothy – Language Problems and Language Planning, 1986
Examines the role of language policy in South African education. An historical overview of language planning is presented, and then several examples of current language policies are discussed, including the "Mother Tongue Principle," the introduction of Black languages into White schools, and the creation of a lexicon for the deaf. (CFM)
Descriptors: Afrikaans, Black Dialects, Deafness, Diachronic Linguistics
Peer reviewedSonntag, Selma K.; Pool, Jonathan – Language Problems and Language Planning, 1987
Examines debates involving three speech communities in the United States: standard English, Black English, and Spanish. The analysis focuses on languages in which electoral activities take place and in which public school instruction is conducted. The major American ideologies of language are similar in their denial of linguistic inequality.…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Comparative Analysis, Contrastive Linguistics, Diachronic Linguistics
Peer reviewedSlone, G. Tod – Language Problems and Language Planning, 1989
A historical survey of French regional language legislation and analysis of the present state of the seven regional idioms in education, media, and government are used to illustrate the languages' severe persecution and contamination. Organizations promoting the less-used languages and the upcoming barrier-free European market accord are…
Descriptors: Basque, Diachronic Linguistics, Dialects, Dutch
