ABSTRACT

The role of agency in language planning and policy (LPP) is a recent focus of scholarship. Interest in agency has seen new issues and contexts being given prominence in LPP research. In this introduction, we present an overview of theoretical definitions of agency and the ways it has emerged as a concept in LPP scholarship. We consider how developments in methods and approaches to LPP research have led to a greater focus on social actors and their agency in LPP decision-making. We also consider how agency can be conceptualised within the field of language planning, how it may be exercised and who may exercise agency.

中文翻译：

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代理语言规划和政策

摘要

代理在语言规划和政策（LPP）中的作用是学术领域的近期热点。在LPP研究中，对代理的兴趣已引起新问题和新背景的关注。在本简介中，我们概述了代理的理论定义及其在LPP奖学金中作为概念出现的方式。我们考虑LPP研究方法和方法的发展如何导致在LPP决策过程中更加关注社会参与者及其代理。我们还考虑了如何在语言规划领域内将代理概念化，如何行使代理以及谁可以行使代理。