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The Politics of Language in Australia
Uldis Ozolins
出版
Cambridge University Press
, 1993-05-28
主題
Biography & Autobiography / Historical
Language Arts & Disciplines / General
Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / General
Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics
Political Science / General
Political Science / Public Policy / Social Policy
Social Science / Sociology / General
ISBN
0521417945
9780521417945
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=Y2T11PXsT-4C&hl=&source=gbs_api
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This book traces language policy in Australia from World War II to the present, examining the changes in government policy over this time, and changes in major public institutions due to the presence of these languages. The major focus is on changes in the education and broadcasting systems, with attention also to interpreting/translating, industrial relations and the role of languages in diplomacy and trade. Dr. Ozolins places language in the context of multicultural politics and shows that government language policies that were once prompted by suspicion now accept and even encourage cultural and linguistic maintenance. In fact Australia has introduced many innovations of international significance in language policy, particularly with the National Language Policy, announced in 1987. This policy marked a decisive change in political assumptions toward languages in postwar Australia because it recognized the importance of languages other than English.