A language council, also known as a language regulator or a language academy, is an organisation that performs language planning or regulation. Some language councils are national and tied to a specific state, while councils without association to any country where the language is dominant also exist. [1] Some language academies may be presciptivist. [2] The exact functions varies from organisation to organisation and may include the establishment or promotion of an official or national language or orthography, research and documentation. [3]
Examples
- Cussel an Tavas Kernuak (the Cornish Language Council)
- European Language Council
- Norwegian Language Council
- Polish Language Council
- Swedish Language Council
See also
References
- ^ Givati, Yehonatan (2018). "The Regulation of Language". The Journal of Law and Economics. 61 (3): 397–425. doi: 10.1086/699005. ISSN 0022-2186.
- ^ Thomas, George (1991). Linguistic purism. London: Longman. ISBN 9780582037434. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ Stickel, Gerhard (2018). "Introduction/Einführung/Introduction". In Stickel, Gerhard (ed.). National language Institutions and National Languages – Contributions to the EFNIL conference 2017 in Mannheim. Budapest: MTA Nyelvtudományi Intézet. ISBN 978-963-9074-74-3. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
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A language council, also known as a language regulator or a language academy, is an organisation that performs language planning or regulation. Some language councils are national and tied to a specific state, while councils without association to any country where the language is dominant also exist. [1] Some language academies may be presciptivist. [2] The exact functions varies from organisation to organisation and may include the establishment or promotion of an official or national language or orthography, research and documentation. [3]
Examples
- Cussel an Tavas Kernuak (the Cornish Language Council)
- European Language Council
- Norwegian Language Council
- Polish Language Council
- Swedish Language Council
See also
References
- ^ Givati, Yehonatan (2018). "The Regulation of Language". The Journal of Law and Economics. 61 (3): 397–425. doi: 10.1086/699005. ISSN 0022-2186.
- ^ Thomas, George (1991). Linguistic purism. London: Longman. ISBN 9780582037434. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ Stickel, Gerhard (2018). "Introduction/Einführung/Introduction". In Stickel, Gerhard (ed.). National language Institutions and National Languages – Contributions to the EFNIL conference 2017 in Mannheim. Budapest: MTA Nyelvtudományi Intézet. ISBN 978-963-9074-74-3. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
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