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Title 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 / edited by Humphrey Tonkin, Timothy Reagan.

Publication Info. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., [2003]
©2003

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Description 1 online resource (vi, 209 pages).
Physical Medium polychrome
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Series Studies in world language problems ; v. 1
Studies in world language problems ; v. 1.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-195) and index.
Contents 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.
Summary 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 communicate and the maintenance of local and regional identities and cultures? What is the role of education, of language rights, of language equality in this volatile global linguistic mix? A group of leading scholars in sociolinguistics and language policy examines trends in language use across the world to.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Language and languages -- Congresses.
Language and languages.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Added Author Tonkin, Humphrey.
Reagan, Timothy G.
Center for Research and Documentation on World Language Problems.
Cover Title Language in the 21st century
Other Form: Print version: Language in the twenty-first century. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2003 9027228310 9789027228314 (DLC) 2003048077 (OCoLC)51931255
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