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Language Policy and the New Speaker Challenge
Hiding in Plain Sight
Definition of "New speakers"
"New speakers" is a term used to describe those who have learnt a minority language not within their home or community settings, but through bilingual education, immersion or migration.
Focus of the book
Looking specifically at the impact of new speakers on language policy, this book provides an authoritative and detailed examination of minority language policy in Wales, Scotland, Ireland, the Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre, Catalonia and Galicia.
Research basis
Based on interviews with politicians, senior civil servants, academics and civil society activists, it assesses the extent to which interventions derived from a new speakers' perspective have been incorporated into official language practice.
Challenges and recommendations
It describes several challenges faced by new speakers, before proposing specific recommendations on how to integrate them into established minority language communities.
Significance
Shedding new light on the deeper issues faced by minority language communities, it is essential reading for students and researchers in sociolinguistics, language policy and planning, language education, bi- and multilingualism.
