Language in the twenty-first century : selected papers of the millennial conferences of the Center for Research and Documentation on World Language Problems, held at the University of Hartford and Yale University /
What is the future of languages in an increasingly globalized world? Are we moving toward the use of a single language for global communication, or are there ways of managing language diversity at the international level? Can we, or should we, maintain a balance between the global need to communicat...
| Автор-организации: | Center for Research and Documentation on World Language Problems. |
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| Други автори: | Tonkin, Humphrey., Reagan, Timothy G. |
| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Amsterdam ; Philadelphia :
J. Benjamins Pub. Co.,
℗♭2003.
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| Серия: |
Studies in world language problems ;
v. 1. |
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=253249 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Language in the twenty-first century. |
| Резюме: |
What is the future of languages in an increasingly globalized world? Are we moving toward the use of a single language for global communication, or are there ways of managing language diversity at the international level? Can we, or should we, maintain a balance between the global need to communicate and the maintenance of local and regional identities and cultures? What is the role of education, of language rights, of language equality in this volatile global linguistic mix? A group of leading scholars in sociolinguistics and language policy examines trends in language use across the world to. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (vi, 209 pages). |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-195) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9789027296429 9027296421 9027228310 9789027228314 9027228329 9789027228321 9781588113832 1588113833 9781588113849 1588113841 1282161156 9781282161153 |