language planning

noun

A purposeful endeavor to shape the function, structure, or acquisition of languages within a speech community.

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Meanings

nounlanguage planning (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesA purposeful endeavor to shape the function, structure, or acquisition of languages within a speech community.
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APA

language planning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/language%20planning

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“language planning.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/language%20planning. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “language planning,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/language%20planning.

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