1.

Record Nr.

UNISA990001409540203316

Autore

DE TOLANY, Charles

Titolo

The Sistine ceiling / Michelangelo Buonarroti ; by Charles De Tolnay

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Princeton : University Press, 1949

Descrizione fisica

XII, 29 cm ; 30 cm

Altri autori (Persone)

DE TOLNAY, Charles

Collocazione

XII.2.B. 232/2(VII C 2/2)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910785499903321

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

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



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910147212703321

Titolo

Thin-walled structures

Pubbl/distr/stampa

England, : Applied Science Pub., 1983-

ISSN

1879-3223

Soggetti

Thin-walled structures

Structures à parois minces

Periodicals.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico

Note generali

Refereed/Peer-reviewed

Title from contents screen (ScienceDirect, viewed Nov. 17, 2005).

Published: Elsevier Applied Science Publishers, Ltd., 1984-

Some issues also have distinctive theme titles.

Sommario/riassunto

"Thin-walled structures comprise an important and growing proportion of engineering construction with areas of application becoming increasingly diverse, ranging from aircraft, bridges, ships and oil rigs to storage vessels, industrial buildings and warehouses."