International Comparative Studies of Language Policy History

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We compared broadly defined language policies, including not onlygovernmental policies but also language movements on a popular level, between Europe, well developed regions of language policies and other regions, especially Asia, categorizing 3 types of languages : national and nationality languages, trade and imperial languages, and minority languages. What we have found is that governmental policies are important, but not decisive and that other factors like people's positive acceptance or encouragement are important.