Abstract
The essay gives an overview of how language planning and language policy can be motivated and analyzed by economic methods. It is discussed what type of value language-related goods possess and what type of goods they are, treating properties like degrees of rivalry, exclusion, and shielding. It is argued that allocation and distribution issues associated with language-related goods provide a justification for language policy and planning.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Language Policy and Linguistic Justice: Economic, Philosophical and Sociolinguistic Approaches |
| Editors | Bengt-Arne Wickström, Torsten Templin, MIchele Gazzola |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Publisher | Springer Cham |
| Pages | 3-64 |
| Number of pages | 62 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-3-319-75263-1 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-3-319-75261-7 |
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| Publication status | Published (in print/issue) - 1 Oct 2018 |
Keywords
- Linguistic Justice
- Language Policy
- language planning
- Pure collective goods
- Linguistic Environment
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Michele Gazzola
- School of Applied Social and Policy Sc. - Lecturer in Public Policy and Administration
- Faculty of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences - Lecturer
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