Language Regimes in Transformation

Globalization has many faces. One of them is the transformation of language regimes. This book provides an in-depth account of how two second-tier languages, Japanese and German, are affected by this process. In the international arena, they no longer compete with English, but their status in their home countries and as foreign languages in third countries is in flux. Original empirical and theoretical contributions are presented in this up-to-date...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 311019158X
• ISBN13: 9783110191585
• Release Date: February 2007
• Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary