Language Policy and Planning in the Mediterranean World

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4438-4234-1
Verlag: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 265 Seiten

Language Policy and Planning in the Mediterranean World is a collection of the best papers presented at the MedLPLP conference held at the University of Cyprus in 2009, enriched with invited contributions on the same topic.

The book presents a panorama of situations with countries such as France, Germany, Cyprus, Malta, Italy, Spain, Poland, Turkey, Greece, Bulgaria, Albania, Romania and Serbia. It explores various aspects of the weight and ecology of the Mediterranean languages, discusses LPP in the light of international law and the protection of human rights, bilingual education and foreign language acquisition policies. It also addresses the issue of feminization in a broad range of Mediterranean languages comparing French, Italian, Spanish, and, for the first time, Standard and Cypriot Greek. Finally, the book also discusses language revival and renovation policies, language planning in the public space, as well as cases of micro-language management.

The volume is an excellent source of information for scholars and students of LPP interested in the synchrony and diachrony of Mediterranean languages, in aspects of LPP activity in various Mediterranean countries and in specific LPP processes involving several languages within the area.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Karyolemou, Marilena

Pavlou, Pavlos

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Sprachpolitik
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Mehrsprachigkeit
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Fremdsprachenerwerb und -didaktik

Über Autor(innen)

Marilena Karyolemou was born in Paphos, Cyprus. She received her first degree in Contemporary French Literature from the University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne. She studied Linguistics at the University Paris V–René Descartes and obtained her PhD in 1994. She has been actively involved in various instances of LPP in Cyprus, such as the standardization of place names, the revitalization of Cypriot Arabic, the teaching of Modern Greek as a first and/or second language, etc. She is currently Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Cyprus.

Pavlos Pavlou was born in Nicosia, Cyprus. He received his first degree in German and French from the University of Vienna, an MA in Applied Linguistics and Literature focusing on German from the University of Southern Illinois, and a PhD from Georgetown University (1995). He is the co-author of the book Assessing Young Learners which was awarded the ELTon Prize for innovation and excellence by the British Council in 2005. He was also actively involved in the Cyprus Committee for the Protection of Oral and Intangible Heritage. He passed away in August 2010 after a short period of illness.