How Many Languages Do We Need? - Weber, Shiomo,Ginsburgh, Victor (Princeton University Press, 2011)
9781400838905
Keywords: European Union; Eurovision Song Contest; Newton's law; communication indices; core language; cultural distance; culture; disenfranchisement indices; disenfranchisement; economic progress; efficiency; foreign language; fractionalization indices; genetics; global economy; group identity; individual identity; inter-country differences; international trade; language learning; language policy; language proficiency; language standardization; language; linguistic distance; linguistic diversity; linguistic policy; literary translation; migration; multilingual community; Sprache; Sprachpolitik; Effizienz; Nationalkultur; Wirtschaftswachstum; Internationale Wirtschaft; Language and languages; Sociolinguistics; Language and languages; Variation; Language and languages; Economic aspects; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Theory