Globalization and Language in the Spanish-Speaking World : Macro and Micro Perspectives /

This volume considers the spread of Spanish today and particularly its role in the processes of globalization. Spanish is frequently dominant in contact with other languages. But how contested is its hegemony and how far does it threaten other languages? How are these other minoritized languages far...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Mar-Molinero, Clare (Editor), Stewart, Miranda (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
Series:Language and globalization.
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Summary:This volume considers the spread of Spanish today and particularly its role in the processes of globalization. Spanish is frequently dominant in contact with other languages. But how contested is its hegemony and how far does it threaten other languages? How are these other minoritized languages faring in a world of few strong, global languages?
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XIII, 270 pages)
ISBN:9780230245969
DOI:10.1057/9780230245969