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Wells, Naomi – Language Policy, 2019
While the idea of a named language as a separate and discrete identity is a political and social construct, in the cases of Sardinian and Asturian doubts over their respective 'languageness' have real material consequences, particularly in relation to language policy decisions at the state level. The Asturian example highlights how its lack of…
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Language Minorities, Self Concept, Language Planning
Yazan, Bedrettin; Üzüm, Melike – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2017
This paper explores the recent policy decision about the teaching of Ottoman Turkish at high schools in Turkey and unpacks its historical, political, and social undercurrents. It theoretically rests upon Spolsky's [2004. "Language policy". Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009. "Language management." Cambridge: Cambridge…
Descriptors: Turkish, Language Variation, Foreign Countries, High School Students