LANGUAGE PLANNING DOC

Title	LANGUAGE PLANNING
Author	Fakhrurrazi M Amin
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File Type	DOC
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Language dimension (Status planning and acquisition planning) Name : Fakhrurrazi Abstract Language planning is a deliberate effort to influence the function, structure, or acquisition of a language or language variety within a speech community. The term of language planning was firstly introduced by Haugen (1959). Status planning is the process of allocation of a language or variety to functional domains within a society, thus affecting the status, or standing of a language. Language functional domain covers official, provincial, wider communication, international, capital, group, educational, school subject, literary and religious. Standardization is the process by which one variety of language takes precedence over other social and regional dialects of a language. Standardization process of a language takes four steps: (1) Selection (2) Codification (3) Elaboration of function (4) Acceptance. Keywords: acquisition planning, status planning, Introduction Language planning is an express effort to influence the function, structure, or acquisition of a language or within a speech community. It is not only associated with government, but also non-governmental organizations, such as grass-roots organizations and even individuals. Language planning also covers a wide variety of activities including the reform of spelling systems and the provision of advice on exist terminology (Holmes, 1992). The goals of language planning differ depending on the nation or organization, but generally include making planning decisions and possibly changes for the benefit of communication. Planning or improving effective communication can also lead to other social changes such as language shift or assimilation, thereby providing another motivation to plan the structure, function and acquisition of languages. The purpose of the language planning studies reviews is to draw together in a...