Francophonie in the 1990s: Problems and Opportunities

The book is divided into three parts: The development and distribution of Francophonie, problems, opportunities, and is supported by a statistical appendix. The book is intended to make up-to-date information and opinion about Francophonie accessible to English-speaking readers interested in a range of disciplines: French studies, comparative international studies, sociolinguistics, the sociology of language, politics and economics, those concerned with questions of language and identity, and interested general readers. It is also an assessment of how well Francophonie is placed to face the future.

Sommario

Part 1 Contemporary Francophonie: the development of Francophonie; the distribution of contemporary Francophonie. Part 2 Problems of contemporary Francophonie: problems for French - language, culture and identity; the problem of English and other languages; the last colonies? the DOM-TOM; the economics of Francophonie; the organization of Francophonie. Part 3 Opportunities for Francophonie: Africa; Asia and the Pacific; Europe.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Dennis E. Ager, Dennis Ernest Ager
• Editore: Multilingual Matters
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.01.2001
• Pagine: 224
• Dimensioni: 156 mm x 231 mm x 16 mm
• Peso: 345 g
• Serie: Multilingual Matters; Multilingual Matters
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie