Statehood, Scale and Hierarchy - History, Language and Identity in Indonesia

Against the background of language and nation formation in Indonesia, this book demonstrates how language planning is inseparable from the broader actions of the state, and how postcolonial nationalism and globalization have had profound implications for language use and state actions to control it.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Lauren Zentz is Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics at the University of Houston, USA. Her research interests include language policy, language and identity, and nationalism and state formation.

Zusammenfassung

Against the background of language and nation formation in Indonesia, this book demonstrates how language planning is inseparable from the broader actions of the state, and how postcolonial nationalism and globalization have had profound implications for language use and state actions to control it.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Lauren Zentz
• Verlag: Multilingual Matters
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 31.08.2017
• EAN: 9781783098460
• ISBN: 978-1-78309-846-0
• Seiten: 280
• Abmessung: 153 mm x 216 mm x 19 mm
• Gewicht: 476 g
• Serien: Encounters; Encounters
• Thema: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft > Sonstige Sprachen / Sonstige Literaturen