NATIONAL LANGUAGES AND LANGUAGE PLANNING

What is National Language?

• It is the language of a political, cultural and social unit.

• It is the language of the government.

• It is the language for business.

What is Official Language?

• It is the language use in the country.

• It is the language for a social unit.

• It is the language use for government bussiness.

It is a step needed to develop a language, also known as “corpus planning”.

• Selection

• Codification

• Elaboration

What is the National Language of Tanzania?

• Swahili

• Mazihla

• Guaraní

What does "landsmånl" mean ?

• Robot Karel

• Language of the country

• Pidgin

Who is the school teacher who had studied Norwegian dialects?

• Aiden Pearce

• Clara Luz

• Ivar Aasen

The Language planning activity is trying to:

• Help countries.

• Establish their language autonomy and to include concern for minority and endangered languages.

• Apply new rules in their language.

In the past the ____ was probably the main influence on the written form of previously on written languages.

• Teachers

• Church

• Government

Which is the most widespread method of encouraging the acquisition of a language?

• Self-teaching.

• Community involvement.

• Education system.

What is necessary for language acceptance?

• Government involvement.

• People's acceptance.

• Both are necessary.