{"product_id":"language-policy-elana-shohamy-9780415328654","title":"Language Policy: Hidden Agendas and New Approaches","description":"\u003cp\u003ePolicies concerning language use are increasingly tested in an age of frequent migration and cultural synthesis. With conflicting factors and changing political climates influencing the policy-makers, Elana Shohamy considers the effects that these policies have on the real people involved. Using examples from the US and UK, she shows how language policies are promoted and imposed, overtly and covertly, across different countries and in different contexts. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcluding with arguments for a more democratic and open approach to language policy and planning, the final note is one of optimism, suggesting strategies for resistance to language attrition and ways to protect the linguistic rights of groups and individuals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elana Shohamy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415328659\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415328654\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.24h x 6.38w x 0.47d","brand":"Elana Shohamy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44919641604351,"sku":"9780415328654","price":52.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0c851ed5-6282-466e-804c-9ded32de83d6.jpg?v=1710359070","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/language-policy-elana-shohamy-9780415328654","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}