Language and Economics: Mutual Incompatibilities, or a Necessary Partnership?  

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Ozolins, Uldis

Jenis: Article from Journal
Dalam koleksi: Current Issues in Language Planning vol. 4 no. 1 (2003), page 67-83.
Topik: Economic benefits of languages; interpreting; language learning; international organisations; multilingualism; economic disadvantage
Fulltext: Vol. 4, No. 1, 2003, 67-83.pdf (185.95KB)

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Misunderstandings between economic approaches to language andthe fieldof language policy/language planning arise from deficiencies in the literature of both camps. This paper examines four examples: (1) liaison interpreting, where traditional economic analysis points to surprisingbenefits of engaging interpreters,often not recognised by practitioners themselves; (2) sometimes exaggeratedclaims by language professionals for the economic benefits of studying languages; (3) unresolved issues in language use in international organisations and trade; and (4) misinterpretations of links between multilingualism and disadvantage. Lack of understanding by economists of language issues is oftenmatchedby illiteracyin economics on the part of language professionals.

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