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Languages in a Globalising World by Maurais, Jacques, Morris, Michael A

“…Throughout human history, the fate of languages has been closely linked to political power relationships. Political shifts in the international system continue…”
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Forecasting the fate of languages by MacKey, William F.

“…In the early 1940s at a Rockefeller-funded symposium at the University of Wisconsin on the fate of minority languages in America, the linguists present…”
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Language policy and linguistic theory by Kibbee, Douglas A.

“…As the new millennium begins, predictions about the future of languages are proliferating. Two models that have strong political popularity – i.e…”
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The international standing of the German language by Ammon, Ulrich

“…This chapter discusses the present situation and future prospects of the German language, with emphasis on the international standing of the language…”
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Regional blocs as a barrier against English hegemony? The language policy of Mercosur in South America by Hamel, Rainer Enrique

“…Latin America and linguistic globalisationThe outlook of geopolitical linguistics is discussed at present at the two poles of the multilingual world continuum…”
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The geostrategies of interlingualism by Fettes, Mark

“…Since the end of the fifteenth century, when the printing press delivered the means of linguistic standardisation into the hands of centrist rulers (Illich…”
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Sociolinguistic changes in transformed Central Asian societies by Schlyter, Birgit N.

“…Multilingualism – from the point of view of both societies and individuals – is a striking characteristic of Central Asia. An exceptionally high mobility among…”
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The search for a global linguistic strategy by Tonkin, Humphrey

“…The era that ended with the collapse of communism has given way to an era of globalisation, the term of choice to describe the changes observed in the world…”
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Languages and supranationality in Europe: The linguistic influence of the European Union by Truchot, Claude

“…European Union and supranationalityEconomic integrationDuring the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, national economies in Europe were closely interlinked…”
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Geolinguistics, geopolitics, geostrategy: The case of French by Chaudenson, Robert

“…For over a decade, I have been the Cassandra of the Francophonie (Frenchspeaking world) in the sense that I have tried in vain to alert those responsible for…”
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Sub-Saharan Africa by Breton, Roland J.-L.

“…‘Sub-Saharan’ or ‘south Saharan’ Africa?Physically, Africa is a ‘continent’ or, rather, one of the five parts of the world, and for the United Nations…”
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Russian in the modern world by Mikhalchenko, Vida Io, Trushkova, Yulia

“…When speaking about any kind of space (economic, cultural, ecological, etc.), scholars often rely on the geographical location of phenomena distributed widely…”
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Towards a scientific geostrategy for English by McConnell, Grant D.

“…Geostrategy via a future language observatoryGiven the dearth of substantive language data, including ‘language interpretable and language-relatable figures’…”
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Language geostrategy in eastern and central Europe: Assessment and perspectives by Fodor, Ferenc, Peluau, Sandrine

“…The western world harbours a stereotype of the countries of central and eastern Europe; for example, the tendency to characterise all countries in this area as…”
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Effects of North American integration on linguistic diversity by Morris, Michael A.

“…Complex, cross-cutting effectsIntegration in North America has been fairly well structured to achieve specific economic and political effects. In particular,…”
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Language and script in Japan and other East Asian countries: Between insularity and technology by Kaiser, Stefan

“…The East Asian countries of China, Japan and Korea (Republic of Korea, ROK) are unique in the modern world in that they continue (to varying degrees) to use a…”
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Arabic and the new technologies by Laroussi, Foued

“…Startling transformations in scientific and technical fields have an increasing impact on modern life. Language is central to these transformations in being…”
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Australasia and the South Pacific by Baldauf, Richard B., Djité, Paulin G.

“…This chapter briefly reviews the past and present and examines the possible future language situation for the group of polities in the area bounded by…”
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On Brazilian Portuguese in Latin American integration by Krieger, Maria Da Graça

“…It is estimated that the Portuguese language is spoken by about 200 million people. In quantitative terms, it ranks as the sixth most widely spoken language in…”
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Introduction by Maurais, Jacques

“…This book, Languages in a globalising world, addresses language changes in the global arena from several interrelated perspectives. Global communication…”
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