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Language policy and political issues in education

Teresa L. McCarty and Stephen May (eds). Language Policy and Political Issues in Education. Springer International Publishing, Cham, 2017, 3rd edition, 563 pp. Encyclopedia of Language and Education series. ISBN 978-3-319-02343-4 (hbk), ISBN 978-3-319-02344-1 (eBook)

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  1. In the context of sociolinguistics, the term superdiversity refers to some current levels of population diversity that are significantly higher than before. It denotes increased diversity not only between immigrant and ethnic minority groups, but also within them. It has also been called the "diversification of diversity".

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  3. Haugen, E. (1959). Planning for a standard language in modern Norway. Anthropological Linguistics, I(3), 8–21.

  4. The Constitution of India currently recognises 22 official regional languages.

  5. Nehru, J. (1968). Future of English in India.(speech delivered on 22 July 1963 at the Central Institute of English, Hyderabad). In J. Nehru, Selected speeches, vol. 5: 1963–1964 (pp. 32–39). New Delhi: Publications Division Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Government of India.

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Brock-Utne, B. Language policy and political issues in education. Int Rev Educ 66, 415–418 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11159-020-09823-4

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