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Linguistics has had a significant and evident impact on economics,
and vice versa. However, this mutually beneficial relationship has
so far remained under-exploited. This rich volume brings together
an international range of scholars, to bridge the gap between these
two distinct but increasingly interrelated disciplines. It covers
areas such as the role of economic factors in the maintenance or
loss of languages, the relationship between speakers' language
choices and economic practices, the relevance of economic
development to the spread of modern communication technology, and
the role of language in economic development. It represents a
critical call to arms for researchers and students in both fields
to engage in better informed ways with the work of the other. By
sharing both linguistic and economic ideas, the editors and the
other contributors foster a clear dialogue between the two
disciplines, which will inform the rapidly emerging field of
'language economics'.
This is a comprehensive and diverse examination of the effects of
globalization on languages in Africa, aimed at students and
researchers interested in language endangerment and change.This
book discusses the effects of globalization on languages in Africa.
In contrast to previous studies, the contributors examine whether
or not globalization is affecting African languages in the same
ways and at the same rate in different countries, and how local
experiences of language change vary from place to place. Rather
than seeing English as the 'killer language' par excellence, the
contributors probe ways in which languages are being used side by
side to complement each other in some contexts while competing
against European colonial languages in others. The result is a
diverse canvas of language vitality in the African context,
including matters of endangerment and loss, through the lense of
globalization in its various interpretations.This book is a must
read for students and researchers interested in language change and
death and in the fate of European languages in the rest of the
world.
This is a comprehensive and diverse examination of the effects of
globalization on languages in Africa, aimed at students and
researchers interested in language endangerment and change.This
book discusses the effects of globalization on languages in Africa.
In contrast to previous studies, the contributors examine whether
or not globalization is affecting African languages in the same
ways and at the same rate in different countries, and how local
experiences of language change vary from place to place. Rather
than seeing English as the 'killer language' par excellence, the
contributors probe ways in which languages are being used side by
side to complement each other in some contexts while competing
against European colonial languages in others. The result is a
diverse canvas of language vitality in the African context,
including matters of endangerment and loss, through the lense of
globalization in its various interpretations.This book is a must
read for students and researchers interested in language change and
death and in the fate of European languages in the rest of the
world.
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