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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: Center for Research and Documentation on World Language Problems
Otros Autores: Tonkin, Humphrey, Reagan, Timothy G.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2003.
Colección:Studies in world language problems ; v. 1.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Language in the Twenty-First Century; Title page; LCC page; Table of contents; Introduction; Contexts and trends for English as a global language; Global English and the non-native speaker; Language and the future; Interlingualism; Development of national languages and management of English in East and Southeast Asia; The "business" of language endangerment; Equality, maintenance, globalization; Maintaining linguodiversity; Language education in the twenty-first century; Language and language education in the United States in the twenty-first century; Why learn foreign languages?; Conclusion.