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Language as commodity : global structures, local marketplaces /

This text engages with languages policies and positions in relation to the roles and functions these languages adopt. It examines the 'value' of languages, defined in terms of the power they have in the global marketplace as much as within the complex matrices of the local socio-politics.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Rubdy, Rani, Tan, Peter K. W.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Continuum, ©2008.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This text engages with languages policies and positions in relation to the roles and functions these languages adopt. It examines the 'value' of languages, defined in terms of the power they have in the global marketplace as much as within the complex matrices of the local socio-politics.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiii, 228 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781441123985
1441123989
1282873571
9781282873575