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Language Planning and Standardization in a Minority Language Context: a Case Study of Rumantsch Grischun in Switzerland

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Language Planning and Microlinguistics

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In this contribution, I will discuss an example of language planning with respect to the articulation of micro- and macro-level processes. The case in point is the latest attempt to implement a Romansh standard language, called Rumantsch Grischun (RG), in the canton of Graubünden/Grischun in eastern Switzerland (Darms, 1985; Gross, 2004). The discussion of this case is selective rather than exhaustive. My main goal is to illustrate not only the interplay of the different levels of granularity in language planning (micro and macro), but also the interplay of language regard (or attitudes, ideologies, mental models, see discussion below) and linguistic choices.

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    Raphael Berthele (Professor of Multilingualism)

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Berthele, R. (2015). Language Planning and Standardization in a Minority Language Context: a Case Study of Rumantsch Grischun in Switzerland. In: Davies, W.V., Ziegler, E. (eds) Language Planning and Microlinguistics. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137361240_3

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