Corporate Language Policies: What Are They?

Guro Refsum Sanden

Corporate Language Policies: What Are They?

Guro Refsum Sanden

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This paper offers a review of literature dealing with language policies in general and corporate language policies in particular. Based on a discussion of various definitions of these concepts within two research traditions, i.e. sociolinguistics and international management, a three-level definition of corporate language policies is presented, emphasising that a corporate language policy is a context-specific policy about language use. The three-level definition is based on the argument that in order to acquire a complete understanding of what corporate language policies involve, one needs to consider three progressive questions; 1) what is a policy? 2) what is a language policy?, and ultimately, 3) what is a corporate language policy?

Original language	English
Publication date	2014
Number of pages	5
Publication status	Published - 2014
Event	5th International Conference on Economics, Business and Management - The Royal Paradise Hotel & Spa, Phuket, Thailand Duration: 27 Dec 2014 → 28 Dec 2014 Conference number: 5 http://www.icebm.org/

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Conference	5th International Conference on Economics, Business and Management
Number	5
Location	The Royal Paradise Hotel & Spa
Country/Territory	Thailand
City	Phuket
Period	27/12/2014 → 28/12/2014
Internet address	http://www.icebm.org/

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