Economics of language

Economics of language

The economics of language is an emerging field of study concerning a range of topics such as the effect of language on income, markets for language-related goods and services, and the costs and benefits of language planning options, preservation of minority languages, etc. [ [http://www.jstor.org/pss/1601229 Grin, François. 1994. "The Economics of Language: Match or Mismatch?" "International Political Science Review" 15(1): 25-42] ] It is relevant to analysis of language policy.

elected readings

* [http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/lo-ol/perspectives/english/explorer/index.html Breton, Albert, ed. 2000. "Exploring the Economics of Language". Ottawa: Official Languages Support Program, Canadian Heritage.]
* [http://www.routledgelanguages.com/books/The-Economics-of-Language-isbn9780415771818 Chiswick, Barry R., and Paul W. Miller. 2007. "The Economics of Language: International Analyses". Routledge.]
* [http://www1.worldbank.org/wbiep/decentralization/library12/grin.htm Grin, François, and François Vaillancourt. n.d. "The Economics of Multilingualism: Overview of the Literature and Analytical Framework"]
* [http://www.e-elgar-economics.com/Bookentry_DESCRIPTION.lasso?id=2520 Lamberton, Donald M., ed. 2002. "The Economics of Language". Cheltenham, UK: E. Elgar Pub.]

ee also

*Language tax

Reference


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Language policy — Many countries have a language policy designed to favour or discourage the use of a particular language or set of languages. Although nations historically have used language policies most often to promote one official language at the expense of… …   Wikipedia

  • Language tax — The language tax is an economic concept proposed by the Belgian economist Philippe Van Parijs [Philippe Van Parijs, [http://www.law.nyu.edu/clppt/program2003/readings/vanparijs.pdf Europe s three language problems] , in: Multilingualism in Law… …   Wikipedia

  • Language education — Language Teaching redirects here. For the journal, see Language Teaching (journal). Linguistics …   Wikipedia

  • Economics in One Lesson — is an introduction to free market economics written by Henry Hazlitt and published in 1946, based on Frédéric Bastiat s essay Ce qu on voit et ce qu on ne voit pas ( What is Seen and What is Not Seen ). The One Lesson is stated in Part One of the …   Wikipedia

  • Language shift — Language shift, sometimes referred to as language transfer or language replacement or assimilation, is the progressive process whereby a speech community of a language shifts to speaking another language. The rate of assimilation is the… …   Wikipedia

  • language — 1 Language, dialect, tongue, speech, idiom are comparable when they denote a body or system of words and phrases used by a large community (as of a region) or by a people, a nation, or a group of nations. Language may be used as a general term… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Mathematical economics — Economics …   Wikipedia

  • Economics — This article is about the social science. For other uses, see Economics (disambiguation). For a topical guide to this subject, see Outline of economics. Economics …   Wikipedia

  • Language policy in Latvia — The basis of Language policy in Latvia are articles 4 and 114 of Constitution of Latvia, which constitute official status of Latvian and rights of ethnic minorities to preserve and develop their languages. All languages, except Latvian and… …   Wikipedia

  • Economics Education and Research Consortium — The Economics Education and Research Consortium is a group of distinguished international donor organizations that joined forces in 1996 to modernize economics education and research in the NIS. The members of the Consortium are: the Eurasia… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”