The South African Language Rights Monitor and information on language policy and planning in South Africa

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ID20406271
AuthorsTheodorus du Plessis (0000-0003-0982-4842, University of the Free State, corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume45
Issue3
Pages378-400
Publication date2014-09-02
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueLanguage Matters (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1022-8195 • E-ISSN: 1753-5395
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10228195.2014.981571
OpenAlexW2065640787
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited9

The South African Language Rights Monitor (SALRM) was launched in 2003 for the purpose of making available an annual comprehensive report on the language rights situation in South Africa. Since then the focus of the report has been broadened to cover language matters in general. The core question being investigated in this article is whether the Monitor contains relevant information on language policy and planning. Joseph Lo Bianco's distinction between three sources of language policy and planning is used to extrapolate relevant information from the 2009 issue. The data set collected for this purpose uncovers some tendencies that point to the contestation of public texts that are perceived to have become outdated. The study finds the report contains some useful information that could help a body such as Pansalb in fulfilling its language policy and planning mandate. It also emphasises the importance of the context within which language interventions are conceived.Keywords: language rightslanguage planninglanguage policylanguage interventionlanguage information

Comprehension approach · Language education · Language industry · Language planning · Language policy · Linguistics · Mandate · Pedagogy · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Computer Science · History · Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare · Law · Multilingual Education and Policy · Public Administration · Second Language Learning and Teaching

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