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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458779203321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Continuum, c2008

ISBN

1-282-87357-1

9786612873577

1-4411-2398-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (243 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

RubdyRani

TanPeter K. W

Disciplina

306.44

Soggetti

Language and languages - Economic aspects

Language and languages - Political aspects

Language and culture

Language spread

Communication, International

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction / Peter K.W. Tan and Rani Rubdy -- Dimensions of globalization and applied linguistics / Paul Bruthiaux -- Linguistic instrumentalism in Singapore / Lionel Wee -- The commodification of Malay : trading in futures / Lubna Alsagoff -- Beyond linguistic instrumentalism : the place of Singlish in Singapore / Chng Huang Hoon --  Linguistic pragmatism, globalization and the impact on the patterns of input in Singaporean Chinese homes / Ng Bee Chin -- Anatomies of linguistic commodification : the case of English in the Philippines vis-a-vis other languages in the multilingual marketplace / T. Ruanni F. Tupas -- The English language as a commodity in Malaysia : the view through the medium-of-instruction debate / Peter K.W. Tan -- English in India : the privilege and privileging of social class / Rani Rubdy -- Negotiating language value in multilingual China / Agnes S.L. Lam and Wenfeng Wang -- Language policy, vernacular education and language economics in postcolonial Africa / Nkonko M. Kamwangamalu



-- On the appropriateness of the metaphor of LOSS / David Block -- The commoditization of English and the Bologna process : global products and services, exchange mechanisms and trans-national labour / Michael Singh and Jinghe Han.

Sommario/riassunto

Throughout human history, languages have been in competition with each other.   As the world becomes more globalized, this trend increases. It affects the decision-making of those in positions of power and determines macro language policies and planning. Often decisions about language (or dialects or language variety) are related to usefulness - defined in terms of their pragmatic and commercial currency or their value as symbols of socio-cultural identity. Languages can be modes of entry into coveted social hierarchies or strongholds of religious, historical, technological and political power

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910148619203321

Autore

O'Dell Nicole

Titolo

Hot Buttons Internet Edition

Pubbl/distr/stampa

GRAND RAPIDS : , : Kregel Publications, , 2012

©2012

ISBN

0-8254-8871-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (130 pages)

Disciplina

248.8/45

Soggetti

Parenting - Religious aspects - Christianity

Child rearing - Religious aspects - Christianity

Internet

Christian teenagers - Conduct of life

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

The uniquely packaged Hot Buttons Series is an accessible, quick-reference resource that parents can use to equip their children to make the right decisions, even in the face of peer pressure and outside influences. More than just another how-to manual, Hot Button Internet



edition offers practical real-life situations that parents can read and discuss with their preteens. Author, mom, and broadcaster, Nicole O'Dell provides short scenarios followed by three or four responses that a teen might choose in that particular situation. Parents are then encouraged to help their children explore the issue, ask questions, and discuss the options, so when a similar situation comes up in real life, the teens are already prepared to respond.