Abstract
1. The need for a communication policy, language policy, or language planning Ever since God saw fit to inflict punishment on those who built the tower of Babel, there has been a need for an interlingual language policy entailing language selection in order to achieve successful communication. However, even prior to the building of the tower, first God and later Adam – under God's tutelage – made use of an intralingual language policy when naming objects and concepts. In the beginning, God took responsibility for the naming:
Highlights
God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night
The need for a communication policy, language policy, or language planning Ever since God saw fit to inflict punishment on those who built the tower of Babel, there has been a need for an interlingual language policy entailing language selection in order to achieve successful communication
He said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. (Genesis 3:1–3)
Summary
God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day. (Genesis 1.5). The fields of language planning, language policy, and communication policy lack clear and unambiguous terminology, in both their theory and practice.
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