Bridging Linguistics and Economics

by Cécile B. Vigouroux (Editor), Salikoko S. Mufwene (Editor)

Overview

Linguistics has had a significant and evident impact on economics, and vice versa. However, this mutually beneficial relationship has so far remained under-exploited. This rich volume brings together an international range of scholars, to bridge the gap between these two distinct but increasingly interrelated disciplines. It covers areas such as the role of economic factors in the maintenance or loss of languages, the relationship between speakers' language choices and economic practices, the relevance of economic development to the spread of modern communication technology, and the role of language in economic development. It represents a critical call to arms for researchers and students in both fields to engage in better informed ways with the work of the other. By sharing both linguistic and economic ideas, the editors and the other contributors foster a clear dialogue between the two disciplines, which will inform the rapidly emerging field of 'language economics'.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781108806770
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	03/19/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	11 MB
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About the Author

Cécile B. Vigouroux is an Associate Professor of French Sociolinguistics at Simon Fraser University, British Columbia. She has co-edited with Salikoko S. Mufwene Globalization and Language Vitality (2008) and Colonisation, globalisation, vitalité du français (2014).
Salikoko S. Mufwene is the Frank J. McLoraine Distinguished Professor Linguistics at the University of Chicago. He holds a Médaillle du Collège de France and was inducted as a fellow of the Linguistic Society of America for his distinguished contribution to linguistics. He is the founding editor of Cambridge Approaches to Language Contact.

Table of Contents

1. Do linguists need economics and economists linguistics? Cécile B. Vigouroux and Salikoko S. Mufwene; 2. Economists do need linguists Victor Ginsburgh and Shlomo Weber; 3. The invisibility of linguistic diversity online: reflections on the political economy of digital communication Ana Deumert; 4. Evaluating language policy and planning: an introduction to the economics approach Michele Gazzola, François Grin and François Vaillancourt; 5. The economics of language diversity and language resilience in the Balkans Adam D. Clark-Joseph and Brian D. Joseph; 6. Determinants of bilingualism among children: an economic analysis Barry R. Chiswick and Marina Gindelsky; 7. Economy and language in Africa Paulin G. Djité; 8. The unequal exchange of texts in the world language system Abram de Swaan; 9. Language economics and language rights John Edwards.

Editorial Reviews

'Bridging Linguistics and Economics integrates the complex, highly interlinked fields of linguistics and economics in many admirable, creative and thought-provoking ways. Linguists and economists will benefit - and likely probe their previously-held conceptions.' W. Travis Selmier II, Indiana University

‘… this volume will be of interest to scholars of both linguistics and economics who seek to delve further into their complementary fields of research.’ Farah Ali, LINGUIST List

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