Words of the World读书介绍
| 类别 | 页数 | 译者 | 网友评分 | 年代 | 出版社 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 书籍 | 272页 | 2002 | Polity |
| 定价 | 出版日期 | 最近访问 | 访问指数 |
|---|---|---|---|
| USD 34.95 | 2002-01-28 … | 2022-04-11 … | 98 |
This bold and accessible study of human languages and communication explores issues which are at the forefront of today's globalized society.
The human species is divided into more than five thousand language groups that do not understand each other. And yet these groups constitute one coherent world language system, connected by multilingual speakers in a surprisingly powerful way. The chances of a language thriving depend on its position in the system. There are thousands of small, peripheral languages, each connected to one of a hundred central languages. The entire system is held together by one global language: English. A language is a 'hypercollective' good: the more speakers it has, the higher its communication value for each one of them. Thus, when people think that a language is gaining new speakers, that in itself is a reason for them to want to learn it too. That is why, in an age of globalization, only a few languages remain for transnational communication and these often prevail even in national societies.
This important book discusses a number of specific constellations in detail: India, Indonesia, Sub-Saharan Africa, South Africa and the European Union. De Swaan concludes by providing a sober but illuminating view of language policy in multilingual societies. This book will be essential reading for those studying sociology, communication studies and linguistics.
作者简介艾布拉姆·德·斯旺（Abram de Swaan），阿姆斯特丹大学社会学系的教授。他曾经在伯克利、耶鲁和索邦大学担任教授。他的著述还有《人类是人类的担忧》（1982）、《被国家照顾》（1989）、《人类社会》（1996）和《简明德·斯旺》（1999）。
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