Language Policy and Planning in South America

Bibliographic Data

ID24220583
AuthorsNancy H Hornberger (0000-0003-4357-6424)
Year1994
Volume14
Pages220-239
Publication date1994-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAnnual Review of Applied Linguistics (BOOK_SERIES)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0267-1905 • E-ISSN: 1471-6356
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0267190500002907
OpenAlexW1981694425
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited22

South America, widely known as a “Spanish-speaking” part of the world, is in fact a region of great linguistic diversity and complexity (see Table 1). The history and hegemony of the colonial languages, Spanish and Portuguese; the elusiveness and elitism of immigrant languages such as German, Italian, Japanese, and English; and the variety and vitality of the indigenous languages have combined to pose continuing challenges to language planners and policy makers. For the colonial languages, which have long enjoyed official status, the pressing language planning issues are those concerning standardization vis-a-vis national and international varieties. Immigrant language concerns maintain a relatively low profile in the policy and planning arena.

colonial language · immigrant languages · Indigenous languages · Language planning · Language policy · language standardization · Linguistic diversity · Portuguese · South America · Spanish language · Linguistic and Sociocultural Studies · Multilingual Education and Policy · Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies

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