Descriptor
| Language Planning | 3 |
| Language Role | 2 |
| Official Languages | 2 |
| Public Policy | 2 |
| Applied Linguistics | 1 |
| Bilingual Education | 1 |
| Bilingualism | 1 |
| Change Strategies | 1 |
| Civil Liberties | 1 |
| Constitutional Law | 1 |
| Cultural Differences | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
Publication Type
| ERIC Digests in Full Text | 3 |
| ERIC Publications | 3 |
| Information Analyses | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full textRobinson, David – 1988
Language planning is official, government-level activity concerning the selection and promotion of a unified administrative language or languages. Language planning initiatives arise in response to sociopolitical needs and attempt to meet those needs by reducing linguistic diversity. Several stages occur in the language planning process. The first…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Language Planning, Language Role, Official Languages
ERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics, Washington, DC. – 1992
Linguistics is the study of language, as contrasted with knowledge of a specific language. Formal linguistics is the study of the structures and processes of language, or how it works and is organized. Different approaches to formal linguistics include traditional or prescriptive, structural, and generative or transformational perspectives. Formal…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Language Acquisition, Language Attitudes, Language Patterns
Lewelling, Vickie W. – 1992
Recent efforts to make English the only official language of the United States have spurred an "English Plus" language advocacy movement, based on the belief that all U.S. residents should have the opportunity to become proficient in English and one or more other languages. For non-native English speakers, this means opportunity to…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Civil Liberties, Constitutional Law
