Languages in a Globalising World

by Jacques Maurais (Editor), Michael A. Morris (Editor)

The fate of languages has been closely linked to political power relationships throughout human history. Political shifts in the international system today continue to affect linguistic patterns, still in a state of flux following the end of the Cold War. This book considers the effects of present-day trends in global politics on the relative status of languages, and the directions in which the linguistic hierarchy might develop in the future. It appeals to researchers and students of sociolinguistics and language planning as well as of international relations.

Genres: Linguistics

364 pages, Hardcover

First published April 9, 1999

About the author

Jacques Maurais is a Quebec linguist and sociolinguist. Through his research and public interventions (open letters, blog), he is one of the factors in the debate on the linguistic norm in Quebec French.