How Many Languages Do We Need? : The Economics of Linguistic Diversity /

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In the global economy, linguistic diversity influences economic and political development as well as public policies in positive and negative ways. It leads to financial costs, communication barriers, divisions in national unity, and, in some extreme cases, conflicts and war--but it also produces be...

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Auteurs principaux: Ginsburgh, Victor (Auteur), Weber, Shlomo (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Oxford : Princeton University Press, 2011.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Språksociologi.
Språkpolitik.
Språkvariation.
Språk > ekonomiska aspekter.
Sociolinguistics.
Language and languages > Variation.
Language and languages > Economic aspects.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > General.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Sociolinguistics.
sociolinguistics.
Sociolinguistique.
Langage et langues > Aspect economique.
Variation (Linguistique)
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:In the global economy, linguistic diversity influences economic and political development as well as public policies in positive and negative ways. It leads to financial costs, communication barriers, divisions in national unity, and, in some extreme cases, conflicts and war--but it also produces benefits related to group and individual identity. What are the specific advantages and disadvantages of linguistic diversity and how does it influence social and economic progress? This book examines linguistic diversity as a global social phenomenon and considers what degree of linguistic variety mi.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (256 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9781400838905

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