Language Policy in Britain and France

by Ager, D. E.

• ISBN13: 9780304337590
• ISBN10: 0304337595
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-12-01
• Publisher: Continuum Intl Pub Group

Summary

Examines the making of language policy, and language policy itself, in Britain and France, looking at how disciplines such as sociolinguistics and the analysis of the political process help in studying language policy and policymaking. Details stages, methods, and outcomes of the policymaking process, and compares policies in the two countries, with case studies on areas including the Welsh Language Act of 1993 and language policy for immigrants.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii	(3)
Acknowledgements	x	(1)
British and French organisations and abbreviations	xi
1 Theoretical considerations: socilinguistics, policy studies and language planning	1	(28)
2 The development of the standared language	29	(11)
3 Language policies: the status of languages in Britain and France	40	(14)
4 Constituent, corpus and acquisition policies	54	(22)
Constituent, or administrative policies	54	(10)
Corpus policies	64	(3)
Acquidition policies	67	(7)
An overview of French and British language policies	74	(2)
5 The policy process: input	76	(26)
Literacy	77	(7)
Language policy for immigrants	84	(18)
6 The policy process process: networks	102	(16)
Policy networks	102	(2)
The civil service	104	(14)
7 Networks: other participants	118	(18)
Governmental advisory groups	118	(8)
Interest and pressure groups	126	(10)
8 The policy process: negotiation	136	(19)
Defining objective and criteria	136	(8)
Stage in negotiation	144	(11)
9 The policy process: implementation	155	(22)
10 The policy process: implementation and impact	177	(13)
Administrative orders	177	(5)
The impact of policies	182	(8)
11 Comparisons and conclusions	190	(23)
Policy processes in France and Britian	190	(13)
Language policies in France and Britain	203	(10)
References	213	(10)
Index of names	223	(1)
Gernal index	224