Introduction: Why Are Discursive Approaches to Language Policy Necessary?

Barakos, Elisabeth; Unger, Johann Wolfgang

doi:10.1057/978-1-137-53134-6_1

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“…The field of language policy has seen numerous directions and turns, from macro‐analytic state language policy analyses to micro‐analytic policy processes, discursive and ethnographic approaches (Barakos & Unger, ; Johnson, ; Tollefson & Pérez‐Milans, ). One now relatively established field within language policy research is that of language economics and the economics of language policy, pioneered by François Grin, economist and language policy scholar, and many contributors of Language Policy and Linguistic Justice .…”

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Linguistic and social justice: Towards a debate of intersections and disjuncture

Barakos

2019

Journal of Sociolinguistics

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Linguistic and social justice: Towards a debate of intersections and disjuncture

Barakos

2019

Journal of Sociolinguistics

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“…Recent developments in the field of language policy have emphasized precisely the discursive and poly-level nature of policymaking (e.g. Barakos and Unger 2016;Halonen et al 2015). One particular strand of language policy research that has adopted this critical angle and has become increasingly more solidified is the ethnography of language policy (Johnson 2009(Johnson , 2013Hornberger and Johnson 2007;McCarty 2011).…”

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“…In this paper, we reflect on the extent to which 'new speaker' research feeds into this remodeled approach to language policy, especially in connection to more discursive and ethnographically oriented perspectives which of late have become increasingly prominent (e.g. Barakos and Unger 2016;Hornberger and Johnson 2007;Johnson 2013). 'New speakers' from all different contexts so far investigated (minority languages, migrant and transnational settings) pose relevant questions in terms of how language is governed, regimented, and policed (O'Rourke and Pujolar 2013).…”

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‘New speakers’ and language policy research: thematic and theoretical contributions to the field

Darquennes

Soler

2019

Lang Policy

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In this article, we reflect on the extent to which 'new speaker' research feeds into recent theoretical discussions in language policy scholarship, especially in connection to the discursive and ethnographically oriented perspectives which of late have become increasingly prominent. We begin with a brief overview of the 'new speaker' concept, its theoretical and empirical origins, and then we situate the discussions on 'new speakers' against the background of traditional language policy research. Thereafter the bulk of the article is dedicated to developing two main arguments: first, we provide an overview of the language policy themes that are already present in 'new speaker' research; and secondly, we elaborate on how 'new speaker' studies can contribute to current discussions in the field of language policy. We conclude with a short overview of future research directions that, in our view, can strengthen the link and the mutual benefits of the connection between 'new speaker' and language policy scholarship.

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“…In recent years, a 'new wave' of language policy studies has emerged under the framework of ethnographic and discursive approaches (e.g. Blommaert et al 2009;Hult 2010;Johnson 2009Johnson , 2013McCarty 2011;Johnson and Ricento 2013;Halonen et al 2015;Barakos and Unger 2016), adding to more classical language policy theories (e.g. Shohamy 2006;Spolsky 2004Spolsky , 2009.…”

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Resistance and adaptation to newspeakerness in educational institutions: two tales from Estonia

Soler

Marten²

2019

Lang Policy

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The term 'new speaker' has recently emerged as an attempt by sociolinguists not only to understand the different types of speaker profiles that can be found in contemporary societies, but also to grasp the underlying processes of becoming a legitimate speaker in a given society. In this article, we combine the results from two studies situated in two educational institutions in Estonia in order to find out about speakers' language attitudes and experiences in connection to learning and using Estonian. We concentrate on members of the international community who have relatively recently arrived to the country. Our results indicate that these speakers fluctuate between two prototypical discourses, which we broadly dub as 'resistance' and 'adaptation' to newspeakerness. Our study thereby adds to current debates on 'new speaker' and language policy issues by illustrating how tensions around language legitimacy are played out on the ground in a small nation state such as Estonia.

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Introduction: Why Are Discursive Approaches to Language Policy Necessary?

Cited by 32 publications

References 10 publications

Linguistic and social justice: Towards a debate of intersections and disjuncture

Linguistic and social justice: Towards a debate of intersections and disjuncture

‘New speakers’ and language policy research: thematic and theoretical contributions to the field

Resistance and adaptation to newspeakerness in educational institutions: two tales from Estonia

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