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UNINA9910458448403321 |
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Autore |
Grin Francois. |
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Titolo |
The economics of the multilingual workplace / / Francois Grin, Claudio Sfreddo and Francois Vaillancourt |
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New York : , : Routledge, , 2010 |
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1-136-97829-1 |
1-282-62970-0 |
9786612629709 |
0-203-85267-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (242 p.) |
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Collana |
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Routledge studies in sociolinguistics ; ; 2 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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SfreddoClaudio |
VaillancourtFrancois |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Multilingualism - Economic aspects |
Diversity in the workplace |
Sociolinguistics |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Tables and Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I: The Economic Perspective on Multilingualism; 1 Language at Work: Identifying the Issue; 2 On the Linguistics of the Economy v. the Economics of Language; 3 A Gallery of Empirical Findings; 4 Foreign Language Skills and Earnings; Part II: Foreign Language Skills, Foreign Language Use, and Production; 5 Language Use and the Production Process; 6 From Theory to Measurement; 7 The Contribution of Multilingualism to Value Creation; 8 Foreign Language Skills and Hiring Strategies |
Part III: Policy Implications and Future Prospects9 Policy Implications; 10 Multilingualism at Work: A Prospective Glance; Appendix I: Language-Augmented Production Model; Appendix II: Estimation Procedure and Results; Appendix III: A Simple Recruitment Model; Notes; Bibliography; Author Index; Subject Index |
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This book proposes a path-breaking study of the economics of multilingualism at work, proposing a systematic approach to the |
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identification and measurement of the ways in which language skills and economic performance are related.Using the instruments of economic investigation, but also explicitly relating the analysis to the approaches to multilingualism at work developed in the language sciences, this interdisciplinary book proposes a systematic, step-by-step exploration of the issue. Starting from a general identification of the linkages between multilingualism and processe |
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UNINA9910698615403321 |
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Titolo |
Europeans of African descent 'black Europeans' : race, rights, and politics : November 19, 2013, briefing of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Washington : , : Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, , 2015 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (ov, 22 pages) |
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Soggetti |
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Black people - Civil rights - Europe |
Black people - Europe - Social conditions |
Discrimination - Europe |
Racism - Europe |
Black people - Civil rights |
Black people - Social conditions |
Discrimination |
Racism |
Legislative materials. |
Europe |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from title screen (viewed on Sept. 22, 2015). |
"113th Congress, 1st session." |
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