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- Language Policy in Action
- Language Policy in Action
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Scoping Language Policies
- 3 Situating Language Policies
- 4 Constructing Language Policies
- 5 Debating Language Policies
- 6 Interpreting Language Policies
- 7 Enforcing Language Policies
- 8 Resisting Language Policies
- 9 Conclusions
- References
- Index
5 - Debating Language Policies
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 December 2024
- Language Policy in Action
- Language Policy in Action
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Scoping Language Policies
- 3 Situating Language Policies
- 4 Constructing Language Policies
- 5 Debating Language Policies
- 6 Interpreting Language Policies
- 7 Enforcing Language Policies
- 8 Resisting Language Policies
- 9 Conclusions
- References
- Index
Summary
In this chapter, language policies are examined with reference to how they are debated in public discourse. The chapter argues that, like in politics, the space afforded to language policy in conventional media is often narrow, and depends upon how language-related issues invoke broader narratives of identity and ideology, though more significant debating often occurs in new media. The case study examines debates about language policy in Singapore, drawing on examples from traditional media (in the form of letters to the editor) to comments under a Facebook post by a local media outlet.
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- Language Policy in Action , pp. 83 - 106Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024