Language Problems and Language Planning

 

Language Problems and Language Planning (LPLP) is a peer-reviewed international and multilingual journal devoted to the study of multilingualism and language policy. It has a particular interest in contributions on relatively large-scale language issues and their international implications. LPLP encourages interdisciplinarity in the study of multilingualism and language policy. Contributions from any of the language disciplines, as well as from other fields in the social sciences (including political science, sociology, economics, education sciences, psychology, philosophy, history, law, etc.) are welcome, with a priority for papers offering a strong analytical orientation (whether theoretical, empirical, methodological, or a combination of these).

Language planning in the United States is focused on “bilingual education.” The problems that beset bilingual education and cause it to lurch along in the United States are: definitional confusion, ideological conflict, technical difficulties, failure to inform public opinion, and an ahistorical stance.

What are the language problems?

There are three main types of language disorder: Expressive language disorder : People have trouble getting their message across when they talk. They often struggle to put words together into sentences that make sense. Receptive language disorder : People struggle to get the meaning of what others are saying.