Words of the world

The global language system

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ID2906330
AuthorsMichael A Morris (0000-0001-8756-4068, Clemson University, corresponding author)
Year2004
Volume33
Issue4
Pages620-624
Publication date2004-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueLanguage in Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0047-4045 • E-ISSN: 1469-8013
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0047404504244050
OpenAlexW2126857908
LanguageEN
Citations received9

Abram De Swaan, Words of the world: The global language system. Cambridge: Polity Press and Blackwell, 2001. Pp. xi, 253. Hb. $33.95. There is a global language system that is a neglected part of the overall international system, according to Abram de Swaan, chairman of the Amsterdam School of Social Science Research at the University of Amsterdam. This book analyzes the nature of that global system in the first three chapters, followed by five chapters of case studies and ending with a chapter of "Conclusions and considerations." The concept of a global language system has been articulated by the author in some previous articles, but the treatment here is much more systematic and complete, and as a result more impressive. In a word, this book is important and deserves very careful attention

Linguistics · Media studies · Political science · Polity · Social science · Sociology · Globalization and Cultural Identity · Law · Philosophy

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