This book re-examines the relationship between language and national identity. Unlike many previous studies, it employs a comparative approach: France and Sweden have been chosen as case studies both for theirsimilarities (e.g. both are member states of the European Union) as well as their… read more
With the emergence of the notion of Standard Quebec French, debates about linguistic usage in Quebec are today largely shaped by two competing normative models: an exonorm defined for all intents and purposes in France and an endonorm reflecting socially acceptable usage as determined by… read more
En tant qu’îlot francophone dans une Amérique du Nord essentiellement anglophone, le Québec est souvent considéré comme un modèle dans les questions de politique et d’aménagement linguistiques. Suivant une discussion des processus théoriques concernés, ce chapitre examine les mesures d’aménagement… read more
In recent years, much has been made in the media and in academic circles of the risk that the world is heading towards linguistic convergence. But as internationalisation gives way to globalisation, as the emphasis shifts from mere contact between states to pressures for homogeneity, there is a… read more
This article invites mainstream language policy research to discover the potential of normative political theory to help stimulate new thinking on matters of linguistic justice, specifically in the context of the linguistic integration of newcomers in a multilingual world. Further developing the… read more