Language Politics in Tunisia

Fethi Helal is Head of the Department of English at the University of Manouba, Tunisia. He had previously taught in Saudi Arabia and served as chair of the English Department at Umm Al-Qura University-Al-Lith University College - Makkah. His research interests include language policy and planning, sociolinguistics, intercultural academic rhetoric and discourse and critical discourse analysis.Joseph Lo Bianco is Professor Emeritus of language and literacy education, University of Melbourne, Australia and Vice President of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. He has published widely on language policy and planning across a wide range of geographical and language contexts.

• Table of FiguresGlossaryAbbreviationsAcknowledgementsRuth Wodak: ForewordChapter 1. IntroductionChapter 2. Language Ideologies and Language PoliciesChapter 3. Concepts and Theories of Language Policy and PlanningChapter 4. Arabisation and Islamisation: Towards a Decolonial Ontology and EpistemologyChapter 5. In Defence of FrancophonieChapter 6. Can the Vernacular Be Planned?Chapter 7. The PragmatistsChapter 8. Prospects and ProposalsMohamed Daoud: AfterwordTranscription Conventions

Helal and Lo Bianco provide a powerful analysis of language ideologies underlying Tunisia’s policy struggles associated with the Arab Spring. Beyond its immediate context, this book also makes a major methodological contribution to the field of language policy analysis. It is a must read for scholars and serious students alike.