| Description |
xiii, 228 p. : ill. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction / Peter K.W. Tan and Rani Rubdy -- Dimensions of globalization and applied linguistics / Paul Bruthiaux -- Linguistic instrumentalism in Singapore / Lionel Wee -- The commodification of Malay : trading in futures / Lubna Alsagoff -- Beyond linguistic instrumentalism : the place of Singlish in Singapore / Chng Huang Hoon -- Linguistic pragmatism, globalization and the impact on the patterns of input in Singaporean Chinese homes / Ng Bee Chin -- Anatomies of linguistic commodification : the case of English in the Philippines vis-a-vis other languages in the multilingual marketplace / T. Ruanni F. Tupas -- The English language as a commodity in Malaysia : the view through the medium-of-instruction debate / Peter K.W. Tan -- English in India : the privilege and privileging of social class / Rani Rubdy -- Negotiating language value in multilingual China / Agnes S.L. Lam and Wenfeng Wang -- Language policy, vernacular education and language economics in postcolonial Africa / Nkonko M. Kamwangamalu -- On the appropriateness of the metaphor of LOSS / David Block -- The commoditization of English and the Bologna process : global products and services, exchange mechanisms and trans-national labour / Michael Singh and Jinghe Han. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Language and languages -- Economic aspects.
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Language and languages -- Political aspects.
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Language and culture.
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Language spread.
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Communication, International.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Rubdy, Rani.
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Tan, Peter K. W.
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
1847064221 |
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9781847064226 |
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184706423X (pbk.) |
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9781847064233 (pbk.) |
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