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Words of the world : the global language system / Abram de Swaan.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cambridge, UK : Polity ; Malden, MA : Blackwell, 2001.Description: xi, 253 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0745627471
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Contents:
Introduction: the global language system -- The political economy of language constellations -- Language, culture and the unequal exchange of texts -- India: the rivalry between Hindi and English -- The triumph of bahasa in Indonesia -- Africa: the persistence of the colonial languages -- South Africa: the survival of the old language regime -- The European Union: the more languages, the more English -- Conclusions and considerations.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Books (30-Day Checkout) Books (30-Day Checkout) Nash Library General Stacks P107.S93 2001 1 Available 33710000906508

Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-243) and index.

Introduction: the global language system -- The political economy of language constellations -- Language, culture and the unequal exchange of texts -- India: the rivalry between Hindi and English -- The triumph of bahasa in Indonesia -- Africa: the persistence of the colonial languages -- South Africa: the survival of the old language regime -- The European Union: the more languages, the more English -- Conclusions and considerations.