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Record Nr.

UNINA9910373936003321

Autore

Akbari Fatemeh

Titolo

Iran’s Language Planning Confronting English Abbreviations [[electronic resource] ] : Persian Terminology Planning / / by Fatemeh Akbari

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020

ISBN

3-030-35383-4

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (125 pages) : illustrations

Collana

SpringerBriefs in Linguistics, , 2197-0009

Disciplina

491.55

Soggetti

Linguistics

Educational policy

Education and state

Linguistic anthropology

Language policy

Theoretical Linguistics

Educational Policy and Politics

Linguistic Anthropology

Language Policy and Planning

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. Introduction: Language and Terminology Planning -- Chapter 2. Language and Terminology Planning in Iran -- Chapter 3. English Abbreviated Forms: Challenges, Approaches and the Gaps -- Chapter 4. Assessment of Iran’s Language Planning: Methodology -- Chapter 5. Assessment of Iran’s Language Planning: Results -- Chapter 6. Assessment of Iran’s Language Planning: Discussions -- Chapter 7. Conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

This book addresses one of the most crucial and common questions confronting planners of languages other than English, that is, how the impacts of global languages on local languages should be dealt with: internationalization or local language promotion? This empirical study examines the implementation of Iran’s governmental language and terminology policy to accelerate rarely used abbreviation methods in Persian in order to preserve the language from the extensiveness of



borrowed English abbreviated forms. This book provides an in-depth analysis of relevant linguistic theories as well as the structure and social context of the Persian language itself, rather than relying on personal opinions or beliefs either in favour of or against abbreviation. The text appeals to politicians, language planners, terminologists, lecturers, authors and translators of scientific works, especially those who are speakers of languages other than English and seek to promote their local languages. This book is particularly relevant to linguistics students (both undergraduate and graduate students) and language teachers and researchers in the broader areas of language education and curriculum design.