Planning language practice: A sociolinguistic analysis of language policy in post-communist Estonia

Language Policy

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 161-186

  Siiner, Maarja ^a  

^a NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Estonia; Globalization; Language ideology; Language policy; Language practice; Linguistic integration; Modernization; National minorities; Nationalizing state; Russian speaking minority; Second language acquisition; Sociolinguistics

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746865926     PISSN: 15684555     EISSN: 15731863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10993-006-9004-9     Document Type: Article

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