Conceptual and theoretical perspectives in language planning and policy: Situating the ethnography of language policy

International Journal of the Sociology of Language

Volumn , Issue 219, 2013, Pages 7-21

  Johnson, David Cassels ^a   Ricento, Thomas ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Critical language policy; Ethnography; History; Language planning; Language policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876525068     PISSN: 01652516     EISSN: 16133668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/ijsl-2013-0002     Document Type: Article

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