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...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés Japonés |
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New York :
Columbia University Press,
[2015]
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- 7. The future of national languages.