| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 232 pages) : illustrations |
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Cover; Cover; Title; Title; Copyright; Copyright; Contents; Contents; Acknowledgments; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Introduction; 1 My Language is My Homeland; 1 My Language is My Homeland; 2 Linguistic Policies, Disenfranchisement, and Standardization; 2 Linguistic Policies, Disenfranchisement, and Standardization; 3 Linguistic, Genetic, and Cultural Distances: How Far Is Nostratic?; 3 Linguistic, Genetic, and Cultural Distances: How Far Is Nostratic?; 4 Distances Matter; 4 Distances Matter; 5 Individual Communicative Benefits; 5 Individual Communicative Benefits |
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6 Diversity and Disenfranchisement Indices6 Diversity and Disenfranchisement Indices; 7 Diversity and Disenfranchisement: Applications; 7 Diversity and Disenfranchisement: Applications; 8 Multilingualism in the European Union: A Case Study in Linguistic Policy; 8 Multilingualism in the European Union: A Case Study in Linguistic Policy; Conclusions; Conclusions; Bibliography; Bibliography; Index; Index |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-221) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Language and languages -- Variation.
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Language and languages -- Economic aspects.
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Sociolinguistics.
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sociolinguistics.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- Sociolinguistics.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- General.
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Language and languages -- Economic aspects
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Language and languages -- Variation
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Sociolinguistics
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Språk -- ekonomiska aspekter.
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Språkvariation.
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Språkpolitik.
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Språksociologi.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Weber, Shlomo, author.
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| ISBN |
9781400838905 |
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1400838908 |
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