The Language Revolution

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Linguistics
Cover of the book The Language Revolution by David Crystal, Wiley
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: David Crystal ISBN: 9780745637976
Publisher: Wiley Publication: May 8, 2013
Imprint: Polity Language: English
Author: David Crystal
ISBN: 9780745637976
Publisher: Wiley
Publication: May 8, 2013
Imprint: Polity
Language: English

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 English as the world’s first truly global language; second, the crisis facing huge numbers of languages which are currently endangered or dying; and, third, the radical effect on language of the arrival of Internet technology.

Examining the interrelationships between these topics, Crystal encounters a vision of a linguistic future which is radically different from what has existed in the past, and which will make us revise many cherished concepts relating to the way we think about and work with languages. Everyone is affected by this linguistic revolution.

The Language Revolution will be essential reading for anyone interested in language and communication in the twenty-first century.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

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 English as the world’s first truly global language; second, the crisis facing huge numbers of languages which are currently endangered or dying; and, third, the radical effect on language of the arrival of Internet technology.

Examining the interrelationships between these topics, Crystal encounters a vision of a linguistic future which is radically different from what has existed in the past, and which will make us revise many cherished concepts relating to the way we think about and work with languages. Everyone is affected by this linguistic revolution.

The Language Revolution will be essential reading for anyone interested in language and communication in the twenty-first century.

More books from Wiley

Cover of the book Net Zero Energy Design by David Crystal
Cover of the book Statistics Essentials For Dummies by David Crystal
Cover of the book Eating Disorders For Dummies by David Crystal
Cover of the book Engaging the Online Learner by David Crystal
Cover of the book Practical Emergency and Critical Care Veterinary Nursing by David Crystal
Cover of the book J.K. Lasser's Guide to Self-Employment by David Crystal
Cover of the book Essentials of Managing Treasury by David Crystal
Cover of the book Reconstructing Project Management by David Crystal
Cover of the book The IAF Handbook of Group Facilitation by David Crystal
Cover of the book Economic Geology by David Crystal
Cover of the book Veterinary Neuropathology by David Crystal
Cover of the book Finding Mrs. Warnecke by David Crystal
Cover of the book Herd by David Crystal
Cover of the book Cluster Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry by David Crystal
Cover of the book Ferroelectrics by David Crystal
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy