Multilingualism in the English-Speaking World [[electronic resource] ] : Pedigree of Nations
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| Autore: |
Edwards Viv
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| Titolo: |
Multilingualism in the English-Speaking World [[electronic resource] ] : Pedigree of Nations
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| Pubblicazione: | Chichester, : John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (264 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 306.446 |
| Soggetto topico: | Language and education |
| Linguistic minorities | |
| Multilingualism | |
| Social Science | |
| Language / Linguistics | |
| Philology & Linguistics | |
| Languages & Literatures | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Multilingualism in the English-speaking World; Contents; Preface; Part I The extent of diversity; 1 The myth of monolingualism; 2 Roots of diversity; 3 Language and the provision of services; Part II Language at home and in school; 4 Language in the family; 5 Language and education: a history; 6 Language and education in the modern world; 7 Minority languages and majority speakers; Part III Language in the wider community; 8 Language and the economy; 9 Language and the media; 10 Language and the arts; 11 Language, diplomacy and defence; 12 Is life really too short to learn German?; References |
| Index | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Multilingualism in the English-Speaking World is the winner of the BAAL Book Prize 2005. Multilingualism in the English-Speaking World: Pedigree of Nations explores the consequences of English as a global language and multilingualism as a social phenomenon. Written accessibly, it explores the extent of diversity in 'inner circle' English speaking countries (the UK, the USA, Canada, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand) and examines language in the home, school, and the wider community.:.; Considers the perspectives of English as a global language as well as multilingualism as a social pheno |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Multilingualism in the English-Speaking World |
| ISBN: | 1-281-32308-X |
| 9786611323080 | |
| 0-470-70773-9 | |
| 0-470-75572-5 | |
| 0-470-75476-1 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910840838103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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The Language Library