Globalization and Language in the Spanish Speaking World: Macro and Micro Perspectives

Book Overview

This volume considers the spread of Spanish today and particularly its role in the processes of globalization. Spanish is frequently dominant in contact with other languages. But how contested is its hegemony and how far does it threaten other languages? How are these other minoritized languages faring in a world of few strong, global languages?

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230000185
• ISBN13: 9780230000186
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.7"