Click Here to Download: https://ouo.io/3TgmG2u Globalization and the Future of German With a Select Bibliography By: Andreas Gardt Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton Print ISBN: 9783110179187, 3110179180 eText ISBN: 9783110197297, 3110197294 Edition: 1st Copyright year: 2004 Format: PDF Available from $ 182.00 USD SKU 9783110197297 Is the world en route to becoming a linguistic colony of the United States? Or is this dramatic view an exaggeration, and there is no danger to linguistic diversity at all? The German language is at the center of an intensive debate on this issue. Its position in the world is under increasing pressure due to the growing importance of (American) English as the language of globalization. The articles in this volume deal with the national and international position of German in relation to English, language policies, the future of German as a language of science, German in the USA, and the intellectual and aesthetic dimensions of encountering a foreign language. They present critical assessments addressing the dangers for the future of languages other than English, as well as positions which perceive the growing importance of English as a challenge and resource rather than as a threat.
