Language Planning refers to the deliberate efforts made by governments or organizations to influence the use and development of languages within a specific community or country. This process can involve creating new languages, standardizing existing ones, or promoting the use of a particular language over others. The goal is often to enhance communication, preserve cultural identity, or facilitate education and governance.
There are three main types of Language Planning: status planning, corpus planning, and acquisition planning. Status planning focuses on the official recognition and use of languages, corpus planning deals with the development of language resources like dictionaries and grammar rules, and acquisition planning aims to improve language learning and teaching methods.