The economics of language /
The economics of language /
edited by Donald M. Lamberton.
- xxvi, 330 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
- An Elgar reference collection The international library of critical writings in economics ; 150 .
- Elgar reference collection. International library of critical writings in economics ; 150. .
A collection of articles originally published in various sources, 1965-2000.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Introduction Language: A Social Technology? -- Economics of Language -- The Economics of Language and Language Planning -- The Distribution of Foreign Language Skills as a Game Equilibrium -- Towards a Threshold Theory of Minority Language Survival -- Bilingualism and Network Externalities -- Economic, Statistical, and Linguistic Factors Affecting Success on the Test of English as a Foreign Language -- Culture and Language -- Language as a Limiting Factor for Centralization -- The Foreign Language Needs of U.K.-Based Corporations -- The Foreign Language Needs of U.S.-Based Corporations -- In the Shadow: The Impact of Language on Structure Power and Communication in the Multinational -- The Endogeneity between Language and Earnings: International Analyses -- English and Pluralistic Policies: The Case of Australia -- Socio-economic Aspects of Language Policies: An Australian Perspective -- The World Turned Upside Down: Information Technology and the Linguistic Constraint -- The Market for Telephone Interpreting Services in Australia -- Word Perfected: Can Machines Talk? From Next Month They Will -- Machine Translation: Matching Reality to Expectations -- Will the Internet Always Speak English? -- Exploring the Language and Rhetoric of Economics -- Name Index. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
1840648023 9781840648027
2002070044
Language and languages--Economic aspects
P120.E27 / E36 2002
330.014
A collection of articles originally published in various sources, 1965-2000.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Introduction Language: A Social Technology? -- Economics of Language -- The Economics of Language and Language Planning -- The Distribution of Foreign Language Skills as a Game Equilibrium -- Towards a Threshold Theory of Minority Language Survival -- Bilingualism and Network Externalities -- Economic, Statistical, and Linguistic Factors Affecting Success on the Test of English as a Foreign Language -- Culture and Language -- Language as a Limiting Factor for Centralization -- The Foreign Language Needs of U.K.-Based Corporations -- The Foreign Language Needs of U.S.-Based Corporations -- In the Shadow: The Impact of Language on Structure Power and Communication in the Multinational -- The Endogeneity between Language and Earnings: International Analyses -- English and Pluralistic Policies: The Case of Australia -- Socio-economic Aspects of Language Policies: An Australian Perspective -- The World Turned Upside Down: Information Technology and the Linguistic Constraint -- The Market for Telephone Interpreting Services in Australia -- Word Perfected: Can Machines Talk? From Next Month They Will -- Machine Translation: Matching Reality to Expectations -- Will the Internet Always Speak English? -- Exploring the Language and Rhetoric of Economics -- Name Index. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
1840648023 9781840648027
2002070044
Language and languages--Economic aspects
P120.E27 / E36 2002
330.014