1. The Need for Language Policy and Planning
I am quite enamoured by the slogan placed in the top right of the letter of invite sent by the organizers of the Global Conclave for Konkani Language Planning: "Respecting every variety; Seeking unity in diversity; Promoting a common identity.... At the core of the language-politics interface lies the form of identity politics, the issue of realizing greater equality to language minorities and the question of language rights. Identity politics is a fact, linguistic inequality is a fact, and demand for language rights is a fact. ... Identity Politics and Language Policy and Planning The an...
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