Heritage Language Policies Around the World

Book Overview

Heritage language policies define the context in which heritage languages are maintained or abandoned by communities, and this volume describes and analyzes international policy strategies, as well as the implications for the actual heritage language speakers.

This volume brings together heritage language policy case studies from around the world, foregrounding globalization by covering five regions: the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia, and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138193321
• ISBN13: 9781138193321
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"