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The fall of language in the age of English /

This work lays bare the struggle to retain the brilliance of the English language in a period of English-language dominance. The book acknowledges the value of a universal language in the pursuit of knowledge, yet also embraces the different ways of understanding offered by multiple tongues. It warn...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mizumura, Minae (Autor)
Otros Autores: Yoshihara, Mari, 1968- (Traductor), Carpenter, Juliet Winters (Traductor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Japonés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, [2015]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Under the blue sky of Iowa: those who write in their own language
  • 2. From par avion to via air mail: the fall of French
  • 3. People around the world writing in external languages
  • 4. The birth of Japanese as a national language
  • 5. The miracle of modern Japanese literature
  • 6. English and national languages in the internet age
  • 7. The future of national languages.