Introduction: The Non-Linguistic Environment

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface x
4. Introduction: The Non-Linguistic Environment 1
5. 1 The Individual in Language Policy and Management 9
6. 2 The Family and the Home 16
7. 3 Education 26
8. 4 Neighbourhoods and the Workplace 45
9. 5 Public Institutions for Communication, Culture, Religion, Health and Law 53
10. 6 Military Language Policy and Management 62
11. 7 Imperialism and Colonialism 68
12. 8 Economic Pressure and Neoliberalism 100
13. 9 Endangerment and Language Shift 108
14. 10 Management Agencies and Advocates 127
15. 11 Treaties, Charters and Other Supranational Sources of Rights 154
16. 12 The Nation State as Language Manager 163
17. 13 Some National Language Policies 181
18. 14 Rethinking a Theory 197
19. Appendix 204
20. References 215
21. Index of language varieties 261
22. Index of Topics 266