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Language and Society. National languages The ideological dimension. A symbol of national unity Official languages The instrumental dimension. Used for.

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1 Language and Society

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

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

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

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

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

7 Tagalog 12 m Cebuana 10 m Ilocano 5 m

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

9 QUESTIONS?

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