Language Policy at the Supranational Level: English and the ASEAN

by Huan Yik Lee, Ian Hardy, Obaid Hamid

This book provides a critical examination of the English-only policy of ASEAN, the Association of the ten Southeast Asian nations. It presents the ASEAN language policy and planning (LPP) journey through time: rationalising English as the sole working language for ASEAN in the past, followed by a critique of the status quo considering regional complexities and dynamics, and finally exploring alternative linguistic futures for ASEAN and the Southeast...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3031733991
• ISBN13: 9783031733994
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 193 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.5" x 9.4"