Language Regimes in Transformation: Future Prospects for German and Japanese in Science, Economy, and Politics - Couverture rigide

 
9783110191585: Language Regimes in Transformation: Future Prospects for German and Japanese in Science, Economy, and Politics
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ISBN 10 : 311019158X ISBN 13 : 9783110191585
Editeur : De Gruyter Mouton, 2007

Synopsis

Globalization has many faces. One of them is the transformation of language regimes. This book provides an in-depth account of how two second-tier languages, Japanese and German, are affected by this process. In the international arena, they no longer compete with English, but their status in their home countries and as foreign languages in third countries is in flux. Original empirical and theoretical contributions are presented in this up-to-date study of language regime change.

The desirability of a single all-purpose language for all communication needs is seldom questioned. It is simply taken for granted in many advanced countries, such as Japan and the German-speaking countries. However, it is not clear whether German and Japanese can sustain their full functional potential if their own speakers use these languages in certain domains with decreasing frequency. The advantages of borderless communication in a single language, on one hand, and maintaining highly cultivated all-purpose languages, on the other, are obvious. The question of whether and how these two principles can be reconciled in the age of globalization is not. In this book, leading scholars present their answers: Ulrich Ammon, Tessa Carroll, Nanette Gottlieb, Patrick Heinrich, Takao Katsuragi, John Maher, Kiyoshi Hara, Elmar Holenstein, Konrad Ehlich, Fumio Inoue, and Florian Coulmas.

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À propos de l?auteur

Florian Coulmas, German Institute for Japanese Studies Tokyo, Japan and University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany.

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Éditeur
De Gruyter Mouton
Date d'édition
2007
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
311019158X
ISBN 13 
9783110191585
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
226
Éditeur
Coulmas Florian
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9783119159296: Language Regimes in Transformation: Future Prospects for German and Japanese in Science, Economy, and Politics

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ISBN 10 :  3119159298 ISBN 13 :  9783119159296
Editeur : Mouton de Gruyter, 2007
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