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Language and Society

National languages The ideological dimension. A symbol of national unity Official languages The instrumental dimension. Used for government business

In monolingual nations (as they way they see themselves) A national language An official language

In multilingual nations Tanzania Two official languages SwahiliEnglish One national language Swahili

Political reasons – Nationhood The choice of a national language is problematic. – India-Hindi – 14 regional languages as official languages + Hindi and English

The majority rules. – A single dominant group – Danish (Denmark): 98%

Tagalog 12 m Cebuana 10 m Ilocano 5 m

Selection Codification Orthography Vocabulary Elaboration Extending the use into new domains. Acceptance

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