{"product_id":"languages-in-a-globalising-world-paperback-9780521533546","title":"Languages in a Globalising World (Paperback) 9780521533546","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLanguages in a Globalising World\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book considers the effects of present-day trends in global politics on the relative status of languages.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJacques Maurais (Edited by), Michael A. Morris (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521533546, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 10 April 2003\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e362 pages, 4 b\/w illus.  1 map  38 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm, 0.49 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… this book offers a valuable resource for the systematic study of language globalisation and the international challenges and issues it raises. Due to the scope of its coverage and the high quality of the discussion, this is a book that we simply cannot afford not having on our shelves if we are interested in any aspect of contemporary language changes …'. Journal of Sociolinguistics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThroughout human history, the fate of languages has been closely linked to political power relationships. Political shifts in the international system continue to affect linguistic patterns, which today are still in a state of flux following the end of the Cold War. This book considers the effects of present-day trends in global politics on the relative status of languages, and the directions in which the linguistic hierarchy might develop in the future. What are the prospects for the continuing spread of English? Will other traditionally prominent languages such as French and German gain or lose influence? Will languages such as Arabic and Japanese increase in international status? Will minority languages continue to lose ground and disappear? The book assesses these prospects, looking at the major world regions, and with its interdisciplinary approach it will appeal to researchers and students of sociolinguistics and language planning as well as of international relations.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction Jacques Maurais and Michael A. Morris\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Global Communication Challenges: 2. Toward a new global linguistic order? Jacques Maurais\u003cbr\u003e 3. The geostrategies of interlingualism Mark Fettes\u003cbr\u003e 4. Language policy and linguistic theory Douglas A. Kibbee\u003cbr\u003e 5. Babel and the market: geostrategies for minority languages Jean Laponce\u003cbr\u003e 6. Forecasting the fate of languages William F. Mackey\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Major Areas: 7. Language geostrategy in Eastern and Central Europe: assessment and perspectives Ferenc Fodor and Sandrine Peluau\u003cbr\u003e 8. Languages and supranationality in Europe: the linguistic influence of the European Union Claude Truchot\u003cbr\u003e 9. Regional blocs as a barrier against English hegemony? The language policy of Mercosur in South America Rainer Enrique Hamel\u003cbr\u003e 10. Effects of North American integration on linguistic diversity Michael Morris\u003cbr\u003e 11. Sociolinguistic changes in transformed Central Asian societies Birgit N. Schlyter\u003cbr\u003e 12. Language and script in Japan and other East Asian countries: between insularity and technology Stefan Kaiser\u003cbr\u003e 13. Sub-Saharan Africa Roland Breton\u003cbr\u003e 14. Australasia and the South Pacific Richard B. Baldauf Jr. and Paulin G. Djité\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Languages of Wider Communication: 15. The international status of the German language Ulrich Ammon\u003cbr\u003e 16. Arabic and the new technologies Foued Laroussi\u003cbr\u003e 17. Russian in the modern world Vida Io. Mikhalchenko and Yulia Trushkova\u003cbr\u003e 18. Geolinguistics, geopolitics, geostrategy: the case of French Robert Chaudenson\u003cbr\u003e 19. Toward a scientific geostrategy for English Grant McConnell\u003cbr\u003e 20. On Brazilian Portuguese in Latin American Integration Maria da Graça Krieger\u003cbr\u003e 21. Conclusion: the search for a global linguistic strategy Humphrey Tonkin.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: International relations [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on International relations\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22International%20relations%20%5BJPS%5D%22\"\u003eJPS\u003c\/a\u003e], Sociolinguistics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociolinguistics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociolinguistics%20%5BCFB%5D%22\"\u003eCFB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46019790766360,"sku":"9780521533546","price":33.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521533546i_394fe88b-0b3c-450b-893c-e55484fa33e7.jpg?v=1691369200","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/languages-in-a-globalising-world-paperback-9780521533546","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}