Routledge Studies in Sociolinguistics: Language Policy and the Power of Linguistic Dynamics in the Arab World (Hardcover)

<p>This volume offers a comprehensive examination of language policy and planning (LPP) across the Arabic-speaking world, from historical Arabization to contemporary digital revitalization.</p> <p>This volume offers a comprehensive examination of language policy and planning (LPP) across the Arabic-speaking world, from historical Arabization to contemporary digital revitalization.</p><p>Using comparative case studies in education, justice, public services, conflict zones, and higher education, it explores key tensions such as diglossia versus dialect equity, English-medium instruction versus mother-tongue rights, and Modern Standard Arabic standardization amid Tamazight resurgence. The chapters examine implementation gaps, institutional capacity, and innovative tools such as register-aware NLP, while also addressing minority languages, conflict-sensitive governance, and globalization's linguistic hierarchies. Bridging theory and practice, the book presents evidence-based mechanisms including annual reviews, theory-of-change monitoring, and capacity-before-scale to achieve equitable outcomes and linguistic justice.</p><p>Essential for scholars of sociolinguistics, linguistic anthropology, Middle Eastern studies, and policy practitioners, it fosters inclusive dialogue to preserve the region's rich multilingual heritage.</p>

• Routledge Studies in Sociolinguistics Language Policy and the Power of Linguistic Dynamics in the Arab World, (Hardcover)
• Author: Routledge
• ISBN: 9781032775982
• Format: Hardcover
• Publication Date: 2026-09-04
• Page Count: 312