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Predictable Meaning Shift: Some Linguistic Properties of Lexical Implication Rules
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In: http://acl.ldc.upenn.edu/W/W91/W91-0208.pdf (1992)
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Publisher: Walker Publishing Company Pages ISBN Price
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In: http://www.tesl-ej.org/pdf/ej60/r4.pdf
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One of the most exciting debates in applied linguistics is whether English will remain the world’s lingua franca. This engaging and thought-‐provoking book predicts a much more multilingual future where English will not be the dominant language that it is today. The basis for this argument is that lingua francas are used only as long as they are perceived to be useful and beneficial, and once this ceases to be the case they are discarded. Ostler argues that English will soon find itself in this position due to two main factors, namely elitism and technology. In today’s world, English is closely associated with power and privilege, thus creating resentment and negative perceptions of the language. As for technology, Ostler argues it will one day be possible to seamlessly translate spoken and written texts between languages, removing the need for a lingua franca altogether. These arguments, or at least similar ones, have been made before (see for example, Fishman, 2000; Graddol, 1997; 2006; McKay, 2002). But what sets this book apart is its analysis of several past lingua francas from various time periods and geographical locations as an aid for understanding what may happen to English in the future. This brings a welcome historical perspective to the debate on the future of English as the
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URL: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.410.9194
http://www.tesl-ej.org/pdf/ej60/r4.pdf
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Is Machine Translation a Cultural Threat to Anyone?
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In: http://www.mt-archive.info/TMI-1999-Ostler.pdf
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