2. Lanuage
Language is an asset and
primary instrument of
human communication. It
gives a sense of identity to
an individual as well as a
social group. However,
language can also become
a problem and a barrier to
communication, which
necessitates language
policy and planning.
10. Status planning
The political position a language
will be assigned to.
It includes the allocation of a
language or the varieties of
languages to given functions
,such as medium of instruction,
official language ,a vehicle of
mass communication, language
of international communication ,
etc.
12. available resources for status planning
The social and political
position assigned to
language
available resources that
include:
Œ.human resources
Œ. cultural resources
Œ.documentation
resources
14. How and why does language shift occur?
Colonization
Involuntary
Change in community
value and attitude
towards a language
Dialect differences
No other language
homeland
Language shift is usually
planned and may be
unplanned sometime.
16. When the
authorities abuse
local (sub-state)
languages and
identities every
where, which
push many
languages to the
virtual extinction.
Ex…Arabization of
North Africa
(replacing frence
by Arabic
language).