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Standardizing Diversity : The Political Economy of Language Regimes /

Using a newly assembled dataset and drawing on fieldwork data from Malaysia and Singapore, Liu finds that how linguistic power is distributed-specifically whether a lingua franca is recognized exclusively or above all others-can generate social trust, attract foreign investment, and therefore indire...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Liu, Amy H. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2015.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Toward a typology of language regimes
  • Language regime choice
  • Economic effects of language regimes
  • Conclusion : standardizing diversity.