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A list of Citizendium articles, and planned articles, about Language planning.
See also changes related to Language planning, or pages that link to Language planning or to this page or whose text contains "Language planning".

Parent topics

  • Linguistics [r]: The scientific study of language. [e]
  • Sociolinguistics [r]: Branch of linguistics concerned with language in social contexts - how people use language, how it varies, how it contributes to users' sense of identity, etc. [e]
  • Multilingualism [r]: The state of knowing two or more languages, either in individuals or whole speech communities. [e]

Subtopics

  • Lingua franca [r]: Any language used for widespread communication between groups who do not share a native language or where native speakers are typically in the minority; name from 'Lingua Franca', a pidgin once used around the Mediterranean. [e]
  • Official language [r]: one given political recognition in a region, usually a state, and typically used in politics and law. [e]
  • Standard language [r]: Versatile variety of a language that is able to perform the highest functions for communication in a society, that serves as a reference and that represents the whole language beyond its dialects. [e]
  • Pluricentric language [r]: Language with different standard varieties, originating from different states (sometimes from different regions, dialects or communities), without precluding the unity of the language. [e]

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