The author of this book, the German interlinguist and Esperanto researcher Detlev Blanke (1941-2016), has influenced the study of planned languages like no one

This revised second edition is a comprehensive overview of why we speak the languages that we do. It covers language learning imposed by political and economic

This directory gives guidance in the complicated world of sociolinguistic and language planning organizations, giving structural information on regional, nation

A collection of 11 papers, one in German, and an interview in French with Umberto Eco. The topics include the term planned language, Esperanto as a unique model

The Routledge Encyclopedia of Language Teaching and Learning is an authoritative reference dealing with all aspects of this increasingly important field of stud