In:Multidimensional Linguistic Justice: Developing a Capability-Based Index for Language Policy
Cecilia Gialdini
[Studies in World Language Problems 11] 2026
► pp. 38–52
Chapter IIA multidimensional model for a multidimensional issue
Applying the capability approach to language
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Article outline
- 1.An introduction to the capability approach
- 1.1The history of the approach
- 1.2The theoretical underpinnings of the approach
- 2.The application of the capability approach
- 2.1The concepts of the capability approach: A basic glossary
- Capability
- Functioning
- Collective capabilities
- Basic capabilities
- Conversion factors
- Quality of life
- The state
- Justice
- 2.2Measurement of the quality of life
- 2.1The concepts of the capability approach: A basic glossary
- 3.Choosing the CA as a theoretical framework
- 3.1The features of the CA as a theoretical framework
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