Language Policy: Status Planning for the Quechua Language in Peru.

Coronel-Molina, Serafin

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Title: Language Policy: Status Planning for the Quechua Language in Peru.

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Title:	Language Policy: Status Planning for the Quechua Language in Peru.
Authors:	Coronel-Molina, Serafin
Descriptors:	Case Studies; Diglossia; Foreign Countries; Indigenous Populations; Language Maintenance; Language Patterns; Language Planning; Language Research; Language Role; Public Policy; Quechua; Uncommonly Taught Languages
Source:	Working Papers in Educational Linguistics, v13 n1 p31-48 Spr 1997
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Publication Date:	1997-00-00
Pages:	20
Pub Types:	Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Abstract:	The status of Quechua in Peruvian society is discussed, noting specific social and political factors contributing to the dying out of the Quechua language, functional domains the language serves, and possible measures to improve its status. The relationship of those functional domains to Peruvian language policies is also explored. An introductory section provides background information on the principles and purposes of language planning, describes Peru's population and the history of its language use and distribution, and reviews recent literature on diglossia and language status planning. The functional domains of Quechua are then outlined in the context of current theory, and ways in which the domains affect Quechua's status in a Spanish-dominated society are considered, particularly in the formation of language policy. It is concluded that despite predictions that Quechua is headed for extinction, there is potential for maintenance of the language in some domains, such as provincial or group domains. While Quechua will never again be the dominant language, it will continue to be valued by the highland communities that continue to speak it. Development of a national daily newspaper, magazine, or radio program in Quechua is suggested as a means of heightening awareness and visibility of the language. Contains 28 references. (MSE)
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Note:	For serial issue as a whole, see FL 024 674.
Identifiers:	Peru
Record Type:	Non-Journal
Level:	1 - Available on microfiche
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Languages:	English
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