ABSTRACT
Status planning is institutional and administrative in that its work results in the prescribed official standing of languages as well as regulations for their use in public administration, usually appearing in clauses in constitutions, government laws or regulations. This chapter discusses the contemporary status planning of languages in Indonesia, covering the status of indigenous languages, regional lingua francas, heritage languages, sign languages, languages in the religious domain, foreign and additional languages and English as a lingua franca. It focuses on the groundbreaking policy to elevate the status of Indonesian to become an international language. The chapter explains the process of ideological obfuscation that has affected Indonesian, and its impact on status planning. The Struggle Slogan became a symbol of nationhood. It was embraced in the status planning of Indonesian after the 1945 Proclamation of Independence. The ideological obfuscation of Indonesian has impacted the status planning of languages in Indonesia.
