A comprehensive volume which engages with language policies and positions to highlight the issues surrounding language commodification and globalization.

Throughout human history, languages have been in competition with each other. As the world becomes more globalized, this trend increases. It affects the decisio

Throughout human history, languages have been in competition with each other. As the world becomes more globalized, this trend increases. It affects the decisio

This volume seeks to add to our understanding of how language is constructed in late capitalist societies. Exploring the conceptual and theoretical underpinning

Market forces are widely acknowledged to be at the heart of globalizing forces, and any consideration of how globalization affects language and vice versa requi