Language Policy and the Power of Linguistic Dynamics in the Arab World
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- ISBN 9781032775982
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 04 Sep 2026
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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This volume offers a comprehensive examination of language policy and planning (LPP) across the Arabic-speaking world, from historical Arabization to contemporary digital revitalization.
Using comparative case studies in education, justice, public services, conflict zones, and higher education, it explores key tensions such as diglossia versus dialect equity, English-medium instruction versus mother-tongue rights, and Modern Standard Arabic standardization amid Tamazight resurgence. The chapters examine implementation gaps, institutional capacity, and innovative tools such as register-aware NLP, while also addressing minority languages, conflict-sensitive governance, and globalization’s linguistic hierarchies. Bridging theory and practice, the book presents evidence-based mechanisms including annual reviews, theory-of-change monitoring, and capacity-before-scale to achieve equitable outcomes and linguistic justice.
Essential for scholars of sociolinguistics, linguistic anthropology, Middle Eastern studies, and policy practitioners, it fosters inclusive dialogue to preserve the region’s rich multilingual heritage.
Yasser Ahmed Gomaa is Professor of Linguistics and Translation in the English Department, Faculty of Arts, Assiut University, Egypt, and a Fellow of Advance Higher Education Academy, UK. Since beginning his academic career in 1993, his research has focused on sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, language policy and planning, translation, and linguistic landscape research. He has published widely in international journals and edited collections. His scholarship explores the intersections of sociolinguistic theory, translation research, and contemporary debates on language, identity, and power.
