Language as commodity : global structures, local marketplaces /

Language as commodity : global structures, local marketplaces / edited by Peter K.W. Tan and Rani Rubdy.

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This text engages with languages policies and positions in relation to the roles and functions these languages adopt. It examines the 'value' of languages, defined in terms of the power they have in the global marketplace as much as within the complex matrices of the local socio-politics.

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Bibliographic Details
Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Other Authors: Rubdy, Rani, Tan, Peter K. W.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Continuum, ©2008.
Subjects:
Language and languages > Economic aspects.
Language and languages > Political aspects.
Language and culture.
Language spread.
Communication, International.
Description
Summary:This text engages with languages policies and positions in relation to the roles and functions these languages adopt. It examines the 'value' of languages, defined in terms of the power they have in the global marketplace as much as within the complex matrices of the local socio-politics.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 228 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781441123985
1441123989
1282873571
9781282873575

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