Bridging Linguistics and Economics

Cécile B. Vigouroux, Salikoko S. Mufwene

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Year: 2020
• Print ISBN:
  9781108479332
• eBook ISBN:
  9781108808804
• Topic: Languages & Linguistics
• Subtopic: Linguistics
• Index: Languages & Linguistics

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'.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-title page
• Title page
• Copyright page
• Contents
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• List of Contributors
• Preface
• 1 Do Linguists Need Economics and Economists Linguistics?
• 2 Economists Do Need Linguists
• 3 The Invisibility of Linguistic Diversity Online: Reflections on the Political Economy of Digital Communication
• 4 Evaluating Language Policy and Planning: An Introduction to the Economic Approach
• 5 The Economics of Language Diversity and Language Resilience in the Balkans
• 6 Determinants of Bilingualism among Children: An Economic Analysis
• 7 Economy and Language in Africa
• 8 The Unequal Exchange of Texts in the World Language System
• 9 Language Economics and Language Rights
• Author Index
• Subject Index