A Post-Liberal Approach to Language Policy in Education

by John E. Petrovic

This provocative defense of language diversity works through the strengths and weaknesses of liberal political theory to inform language policy. The book presents the argument that policy must occupy the space between 'linguistics of community' and 'linguistics of contact' in a way that balances individual autonomy and group recognition while not reifying 'language'. Drawing on the importance of the language/identity link, the author distinguishes...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 178309284X
• ISBN13: 9781783092840
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.3"