@article{754740,
      recid = {754740},
      author = {Wright, Sue,},
      title = {Language policy and language planning from nationalism to  globalisation / [electronic resource] :},
      pages = {1 online resource (VII, 385 pages)},
      abstract = {Language allows human beings to act cooperatively, to plan  and to remember. It is a prime factor in the constitution  of social groups as well as a major barrier between groups.  Language policy and planning is rarely just about language;  it always has social, political and economic dimensions.  This revised second edition is a comprehensive overview of  why we speak the languages that we do. It covers language  learning imposed by political and economic agendas as well  as language choices entered into willingly for reasons of  social mobility, economic advantage and group identity. The  first part of the book reviews the development and role of  standard languages in the construction of national  communities and identities. The second section examines the  linguistic accommodation necessary when groups come into  contact, and charts why lingua francas rise and fall. There  is speculation on the future of International English as  other power centres develop. The third section explores  reactions to nationalism and globalisation, with a  discussion of language rights and the problems of language  revitalisation.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/754740},
}