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Theory and Practice in the Discourse of Language Planning
Author(s) -
De Beaugrande Robert
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
world englishes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.6
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1467-971X
pISSN - 0883-2919
DOI - 10.1111/1467-971x.00127
Subject(s) - precept , dialectic , language planning , sociology , linguistics , epistemology , political science , philosophy , law
In our ‘modern’ societies, language planning confronts a situation wherein human rights have become inclusive in theory but remain exclusive in practice, often deploying languages or language varieties as pretexts for exclusion. Language planning should promote a dialectic between inclusive theories and inclusive practices within its own projects and within its own discourse, and should deconstruct exclusive ones. This precept is demonstrated with discourse samples, including ones concerning ‘International English’ and ‘World Englishes’.