The Language Revolution

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We are living through the consequences of a linguistic revolution. Dramatic linguistic change has left us at the beginning of a new era in the evolution of human language, with repercussions for many individual languages. In this book, David Crystal, one of the world's authorities on language, brings together for the first time the three major trends which he argues have fundamentally altered the world's linguistic ecology: first, the emergence of Englis…

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Full title :The Language Revolution.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:2013.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):John Wiley and Sons, Inc
Place of Publication:Place of publication not identified
Language:eng
Publication Date:2013.

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Description:1 online resource.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780745637976, 0745637973
oclc:ocn930601034
LC Classification:P107
Dewey Decimal:410

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction: A New Linguistic World; 1 The Future of Englishes; 2 The Future of Languages; 3 The Role of the Internet; 4 After the Revolution; 5 Language Themes for the Twenty-First Century; Notes; Index.

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English language English language -- 21st century Internet Langage et langues Langage et langues -- Disparition language (general communication) Language and languages LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguisti… Language obsolescence languages (study discipline)