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Author Williams, Colin H., 1950- author

Title Language policy and the new speaker challenge / Colins H. Williams
Published Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023

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Summary "'New speakers' is a term used to describe those who have learnt a minority language not within their home or community settings, but through bilingual education, immersion or migration. Looking specifically at the impact of new speakers on language policy, this book provides an authoritative and detailed examination of minority language policy in Wales, Scotland, Ireland, the Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre, Catalonia and Galicia. Based on interviews with politicians, senior civil servants, academics and civil society activists, it assesses the extent to which interventions derived from a new speakers' perspective has been incorporated into official language practice. It describes several challenges faced by new speakers, before proposing specific recommendations on how to integrate them into established minority language communities. Shedding new light on the deeper issues faced by minority language communities, it is essential reading for students and researchers in sociolinguistics, language policy and planning, language education, bi- and multilingualism"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based upon online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed March 13th, 2023)
Subject Linguistic minorities
Language policy
Language policy.
Linguistic minorities.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2022045915
ISBN 9781009047326
1009047329