Language and territory

This chapter explores first the relation between territories, languages, and language policy and planning (LPP). The second section introduces key issues and concepts regarding the territorial character of LPP interventions. The third deals with the evolving geographies of language and territory, and the fourth with two distinct approaches: Laponce’s territorial imperative and Raffestin’s relational territory. The fifth section discusses how territorial insights are applied to LPP in two kinds of interventions: LPP for the nation-state and LPP for linguistic minorities. The conclusion addresses challenges for such arrangements from a territorial point of view.