Introducing a pioneering series of studies of family language policy and management, this
paper points out that classic language policy dealt almost entirely with the nation-state …

Conflicting claims about culture are a familiar refrain of political life in the contemporary
world. On one side, majorities seek to fashion the state in their own image, while on the …

The fifth edition of this bestselling book provides a comprehensive introduction to
bilingualism and bilingual education. In a compact and clear style, its 19 chapters cover all …

Language policy is an issue of critical importance in the world today. In this up-to-date
introduction, Bernard Spolsky explores many debates at the forefront of language policy …

Linguistic landscape refers to the visibility and salience of languages on public and
commercial signs in agiven territory or region. It is proposed that the linguistic landscape …

This review is an overview of the newly developing field of language rights. It distinguishes
between (a) historical/descriptive studies where language rights are treated as the resultant …

Language policy is all about choices. If you are bilingual or plurilingual, you have to choose
which language to use. Even if you speak only one language, you have choices of dialects …

Important aspects of the history of language in the United States remain shrouded in myth
and legend. The notion of" one nation, one language" is part of the idealized history of the …

Spanish is now the third most widely spoken language in the world after English and
Chinese. This book traces how and why Spanish has arrived at this position, examining its …

After a broad overview of the history and the areas of focus of research on language conflict,
this article pays particular attention to a number of selected features of societal language …