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UNINA9910460455803321 |
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Autore |
Ginsburgh Victor |
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How many languages do we really need? : the economics of linguistic diversity / / Victor Ginsburgh, Shlomo Weber |
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Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, 2011 |
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1-283-05179-6 |
9786613051790 |
1-4008-3890-8 |
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[Course Book] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (247 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Language and languages |
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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Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. My Language IsMy Homeland -- 2. Linguistic Policies, Disenfranchisement, and Standardization -- 3. Linguistic, Genetic, and Cultural Distances: How Far Is Nostratic? -- 4. Distances Matter -- 5. Individual Communicative Benefits -- 6. Diversity and Disenfranchisement Indices -- 7. Diversity and Disenfranchisement: Applications -- 8. Multilingualism in the European Union: A Case Study in Linguistic Policy -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index |
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In the global economy, linguistic diversity influences economic and political development as well as public policies in positive and negative ways. It leads to financial costs, communication barriers, divisions in national unity, and, in some extreme cases, conflicts and war--but it also produces benefits related to group and individual identity. What are the specific advantages and disadvantages of linguistic diversity and how does it influence social and economic progress? This book examines linguistic diversity as a global social phenomenon and considers what degree of linguistic variety might result in the greatest economic good. Victor Ginsburgh and Shlomo Weber look at linguistic proximity between groups and between languages. They describe and use simple economic, linguistic, and statistical tools to measure |
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diversity's impact on growth, development, trade, the quality of institutions, translation issues, voting patterns in multinational competitions, and the likelihood and intensity of civil conflicts. They address the choosing of core languages in a multilingual community, such as the European Union, and argue that although too many official languages might harm cohesiveness, efficiency, and communication, reducing their number brings about alienation and disenfranchisement of groups. Demonstrating that the value and drawbacks of linguistic diversity are universal, How Many Languages Do We Need? suggests ways for designing appropriate linguistic policies for today's multilingual world. |
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UNINA9910780072703321 |
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Autore |
Davis Stephen H. <1939-> |
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Theory of solidification / / Stephen H. Davis [[electronic resource]] |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2001 |
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1-107-11700-3 |
1-280-42055-3 |
9786610420551 |
0-511-17474-8 |
0-511-15476-3 |
0-511-32850-8 |
0-511-54674-2 |
0-511-05219-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xiv, 385 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Cambridge monographs on mechanics |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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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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; 1. Introduction -- ; 2. Pure Substances -- ; 3. Binary Substances -- ; 4. Nonlinear theory for directional solidification -- ; 5. Anisotropy -- ; 6. Disequilibrium -- ; 7. Dendrites -- ; 8. Eutectics -- ; 9. Microscale Fluid Flow -- ; 10. Mesoscale Fluid Flow -- ; 11. Phase-Field Models. |
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The processes of freezing and melting were present at the beginnings of the Earth and continue to dominate the natural and industrial worlds. The solidification of a liquid or the melting of a solid involves a complex interplay of many physical effects. This 2001 book presents in a systematic way the field of continuum solidification theory based on instability phenomena. An understanding of the physics is developed by using examples of increasing complexity with the object of creating a deep physical insight applicable to more complex problems. Applied mathematicians, engineers, physicists, and materials scientists will all find this volume of interest. |
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