The World Factbook 2003
| Author | : United States. Central Intelligence Agency |
| Publisher | : Potomac Books |
| Total Pages | : 712 |
| Release | : 2003 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 9781574886412 |
By intelligence officials for intelligent people
Facts About The Worlds Languages
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The Rise of English
| Author | : Rosemary C. Salomone |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 489 |
| Release | : 2022 |
| Genre | : English language |
| ISBN | : 0190625619 |
A sweeping account of the global rise of English and the high-stakes politics of languageSpoken by a quarter of the world's population, English is today's lingua franca- - its common tongue. The language of business, popular media, and international politics, English has become commodified for its economic value and increasingly detached from any particular nation. This meteoric "riseof English" has many obvious benefits to communication. Tourists can travel abroad with greater ease. Political leaders can directly engage their counterparts. Researchers can collaborate with foreign colleagues. Business interests can flourish in the global economy.But the rise of English has very real downsides as well. In Europe, imperatives of political integration and job mobility compete with pride in national language and heritage. In the United States and England, English isolates us from the cultural and economic benefits of speaking other languages.And in countries like India, South Africa, Morocco, and Rwanda, it has stratified society along lines of English proficiency.In The Rise of English, Rosemary Salomone offers a commanding view of the unprecedented spread of English and the far-reaching effects it has on global and local politics, economics, media, education, and business. From the inner workings of the European Union to linguistic battles over influence inAfrica, Salomone draws on a wealth of research to tell the complex story of English - and, ultimately, to argue for English not as a force for domination but as a core component of multilingualism and the transcendence of linguistic and cultural borders.
Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
| Author | : Christopher Moseley |
| Publisher | : UNESCO |
| Total Pages | : 221 |
| Release | : 2010-01-01 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 9231040960 |
Languages are not only tools of communication, they also reflect a view of the world. Languages are vehicles of value systems and cultural expressions and are an essential component of the living heritage of humanity. Yet, many of them are in danger of disappearing. UNESCO's Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger tries to raise awareness on language endangerment. This third edition has been completely revised and expanded to include new series of maps and new points of view.
Atlas of the World's Languages
| Author | : R.E. Asher |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 1009 |
| Release | : 2018-04-19 |
| Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
| ISBN | : 1317851080 |
Before the first appearance of the Atlas of the World's Languages in 1993, all the world's languages had never been accurately and completely mapped. The Atlas depicts the location of every known living language, including languages on the point of extinction. This fully revised edition of the Atlas offers: up-to-date research, some from fieldwork in early 2006 a general linguistic history of each section an overview of the genetic relations of the languages in each section statistical and sociolinguistic information a large number of new or completely updated maps further reading and a bibliography for each section a cross-referenced language index of over 6,000 languages. Presenting contributions from international scholars, covering over 6,000 languages and containing over 150 full-colour maps, the Atlas of the World's Languages is the definitive reference resource for every linguistic and reference library.
The Book of Languages
| Author | : Mick Webb |
| Publisher | : Owlkids |
| Total Pages | : 64 |
| Release | : 2015-04-14 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 9781771471558 |
"Take a tour of 21 of the world's most commonly spoken languages!"--Back cover.
Concise Encyclopedia of Languages of the World
| Author | : |
| Publisher | : Elsevier |
| Total Pages | : 1320 |
| Release | : 2010-04-06 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 0080877753 |
Concise Encyclopedia of Languages of the World is an authoritative single-volume reference resource comprehensively describing the major languages and language families of the world. It will provide full descriptions of the phonology, semantics, morphology, and syntax of the world's major languages, giving insights into their structure, history and development, sounds, meaning, structure, and language family, thereby both highlighting their diversity for comparative study, and contextualizing them according to their genetic relationships and regional distribution.Based on the highly acclaimed and award-winning Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics, this volume will provide an edited collection of almost 400 articles throughout which a representative subset of the world's major languages are unfolded and explained in up-to-date terminology and authoritative interpretation, by the leading scholars in linguistics. In highlighting the diversity of the world's languages — from the thriving to the endangered and extinct — this work will be the first point of call to any language expert interested in this huge area. No other single volume will match the extent of language coverage or the authority of the contributors of Concise Encyclopedia of Languages of the World. - Extraordinary breadth of coverage: a comprehensive selection of just under 400 articles covering the world's major languages, language families, and classification structures, issues and dispute - Peerless quality: based on 20 years of academic development on two editions of the leading reference resource in linguistics, Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics - Unique authorship: 350 of the world's leading experts brought together for one purpose - Exceptional editorial selection, review and validation process: Keith Brown and Sarah Ogilvie act as first-tier guarantors for article quality and coverage - Compact and affordable: one-volume format makes this suitable for personal study at any institution interested in areal, descriptive, or comparative language study - and at a fraction of the cost of the full encyclopedia
Languages of the World
| Author | : Asya Pereltsvaig |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 297 |
| Release | : 2012-02-09 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 1107002788 |
Introduces readers to the rich diversity of human languages, familiarizing them with the variety of languages around the world.
English as a Global Language
| Author | : David Crystal |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 227 |
| Release | : 2012-03-29 |
| Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
| ISBN | : 1107611806 |
Written in a detailed and fascinating manner, this book is ideal for general readers interested in the English language.
The Handbook of Language and Globalization
| Author | : Nikolas Coupland |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 674 |
| Release | : 2012-09-17 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 111834717X |
The Handbook of Language and Globalization brings together important new studies of language and discourse in the global era, consolidating a vibrant new field of sociolinguistic research. The first volume to assemble leading scholarship in this rapidly developing field Features new contributions from 36 internationally-known scholars, bringing together key research in the field and establishing a benchmark for future research Comprehensive coverage is divided into four sections: global multilingualism, world languages and language systems; global discourse in key domains and genres; language, values and markets under globalization; and language, distance and identities Covers an impressive breadth of topics including tourism, language teaching, social networking, terrorism, and religion, among many others Winner of the British Association for Applied Linguistics book prize 2011
Language and Development in Africa
| Author | : Ekkehard Wolff |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 375 |
| Release | : 2016-05-26 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 1107088550 |
This volume explores the central role of language across all aspects of public and private life in Africa.
