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Languages in a Globalising World

By Jacques Maurais , Michael A. Morris

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2003
ISBN
0521821738, 9780521821735, 0521533546, 0511042876
LCC
P119.3 .G46513 2003
Open Library ID
OL22522831M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (2912923 bytes)
Pages
362\362
Time added
2010-08-30 15:18:36
Языки и языкознание;Лингвистика;Социолингвистика

Description

The fate of languages has been closely linked to political power relationships throughout human history. Political shifts in the international system today continue to affect linguistic patterns, still in a state of flux following the end of the Cold War. This book considers the effects of present-day trends in global politics on the relative status of languages, and the directions in which the linguistic hierarchy might develop in the future. It appeals to researchers and students of sociolinguistics and language planning as well as of international relations.

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