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In linguistic research and analysis, language policy refers to the explicit or implicit decisions, principles, and institutional frameworks that regulate the status, use, development, and management of languages within a particular social or political context ^[1]. It concerns the formulation of norms and practices related to language choice, language functions, and linguistic behavior, and is commonly analyzed together with language planning, which refers more specifically to organized efforts to implement changes in language structures or use ^[1]. Language policy is distinguished from individual language practices because it operates at the level of collective regulation and social organization, involving the relationship between linguistic systems and the institutions or communities that govern their use ^[2].