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Language policies are increasingly acknowledged as being a necessary component of many decisions taken in the areas of the labor market, education, minority languages, mobility, and social inclusion of migrants. They can affect the democratic control of p

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age Policy and Linguistic Justice Economic, Philosophical and Sociolinguistic Approaches

Language Policy and Linguistic Justice

Michele Gazzola • Torsten Templin • Bengt-Arne Wickstr¨om Editors

Language Policy and Linguistic Justice Economic, Philosophical and Sociolinguistic Approaches

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Editors Michele Gazzola ¨ Forschungsgruppe “Okonomie und Sprache” Humboldt-Universit¨at zu Berlin Berlin, Germany

Torsten Templin ¨ Forschungsgruppe “Okonomie und Sprache” Humboldt-Universit¨at zu Berlin Berlin, Germany

Bengt-Arne Wickstr¨om Andrássy-Universität Budapest Budapest, Hungary

ISBN 978-3-319-75261-7 ISBN 978-3-319-75263-1 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75263-1 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018946648 © Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer International Publishing AG part of Springer Nature. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

Contents

Part I

Introduction and Overview of Literature

An Economics Approach to Language Policy and Linguistic Justice . . . . . . Bengt-Arne Wickström, Torsten Templin, and Michele Gazzola

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Linguistic Justice: An Interdisciplinary Overview of the Literature .. . . . . . Javier Alcalde

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Part II

Political and Philosophical Perspectives on Linguistic Justice

Justice in the Linguistic Environment: Narrow or Wide? .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Andrew Shorten Toward an Adaptive Approach to Linguistic Justice: Three Paradoxes . . . 173 Yael Peled Language Proficiency and Migration: An Argument Against Testing . . . . . 189 Astrid von Busekist and Benjamin Boudou The Myth of English as a Common Language in the European Union (EU) and Some of Its Political Consequences . . . . .. . . .