The ecology of language reform in Timor-Leste: a language rights perspective
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Article Title | The ecology of language reform in Timor-Leste: a language rights perspective |
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Article Category | Article |
Authors | |
Author | Taylor-Leech, Kerry |
Journal Title | Studies in Languages and Cultures of East Timor |
Journal Citation | 7, pp. 13-35 |
Number of Pages | 23 |
Year | 2005 |
Place of Publication | Dili, Timor Leste |
Abstract | In this study I use a three-way framework for understanding the processes of language change and reform in East Timor. The first is the metaphor of language ecology. The ecological metaphor is justified as a way of understanding the importance of sustaining a balance between languages. Secondly, language policy and planning are defined and applied to explain the process of language reform in East Timor. I discuss multilingualism and I suggest that negative perceptions of multilingualism have had a demobilizing effect on language planning. Thirdly, I analyse language policy and planning in East Timor from a language rights perspective, demonstrating that language rights have been ignored by language planners until the present day and that modern language planning and policy-making is highly associated with its historical context. I go on to discuss the callenges of language policy implemmentation and conclude with a call for community engagement in language planning. |
Keywords | language ecology, East Timor, language planning |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 470312. Indonesian languages |
470320. South-East Asian languages (excl. Indonesian) | |
470411. Sociolinguistics | |
Public Notes | Edited Geoffrey Hull, Lance Eccles. Author's version not held. |
Byline Affiliations | Griffith University |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9z99v/the-ecology-of-language-reform-in-timor-leste-a-language-rights-perspective
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