Neutrality in Language Policy

Autor/in	Wee, Lionel
Titel	Neutrality in Language Policy
Quelle	In: Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 31 (2010) 4, S.421-434 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0143-4632
Schlagwörter	Language Planning; Ethnic Groups; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Language Attitudes; Ideology; African Languages; Radio; Foreign Countries; Dravidian Languages; Social Change; Language of Instruction; Language Minorities; Official Languages; India; Singapore; South Africa; South Korea; Zambia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sprachwechsel; Ethnie; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Sprachverhalten; Ideologie; Africa; Language; Languages; Afrika; Sprachen; Afrikanische Sprache; Ausland; Sozialer Wandel; Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; Sprachminderheit; Office language; Amtssprache; Indien; Singapur; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik; Korea; Republik; Sambia
Abstract	The unavoidability of language makes it critical that language policies appeal to some notion of language neutrality as part of their rationale, in order to assuage concerns that the policies might otherwise be unduly discriminatory. However, the idea of language neutrality is deeply ideological in nature, since it is not only an attempt to treat language itself as a homogenous entity, but also the group of speakers (typically understood as the ethnic group or the nation) for whom the language represents some policy-related concern. This paper suggests, via the examination of specific examples, various dimensions of language neutrality that might be worth attending to, if we are to gain a better appreciation of how the notion is applied in language policy. In particular, it is suggested that it is useful to consider language neutrality in terms of two dimensions: that of substance (neutrality regarding which language, what kind of neutrality, and for which group[s]?), and stance (neutrality according to whom and why?). (Contains 3 notes.) (As Provided).
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