Overview
- Theoretically rigorous and innovative - pushes forward theoretical understanding of concepts such as national identity and language policy/planning and the way in which they interrelate
- The first chapters of the book address universal themes and issues in the study of national identities and language policy and planning. This makes the book accessible and interesting for sociolinguists, language policy and ethnicity/nationalism scholars in general, beyond a strictly South African context
- Interdisciplinary, non-linguicentric, discussion of the South-African situation, including a chapter on the issue of Afrikaans
Part of the book series: Language Policy (LAPO, volume 10)
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Reviews
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"Orman’s book constitutes an important contribution to the field. It both raises questions of concern to anyone interested in language planning and language policy studies, and provides an outstanding overview of the complex and paradoxical South African situation." (Timothy Reagan, Language Problems & Language Planning, 33:3,2009)
“This volume is part of a series aimed at scholars … as well as educational and applied linguistics and sociolinguistics. … provides an overview of the relationship between national identity and language, illustrating how this has manifested itself in the new South Africa. … It will be of interest especially to those involved in language planning and policy, but also those interested in the interplay of identity and language in multilingual societies, and finally to anyone interested in the linguistic future of this country.” (Kirsten Colquhoun, Linguist List, December, 2009)Authors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Language Policy and Nation-Building in Post-Apartheid South Africa
Authors: Jon Orman
Series Title: Language Policy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8891-9
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2008
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-8890-2Published: 27 September 2008
Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-8018-9Published: 11 November 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-8891-9Published: 27 August 2008
Series ISSN: 1571-5361
Series E-ISSN: 2452-1027
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 202
Topics: Sociolinguistics, Educational Policy and Politics, Language Education, African Languages, Applied Linguistics, Regional and Cultural Studies