Globalization and the Future of German : : With a Select Bibliography / / ed. by Andreas Gardt, Bernd Hüppauf.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1
• MitwirkendeR: Ammon, Ulrich,; Augustyn, Prisca,; Braselmann, Petra,; Crystal, David,; Dieter, Hermann H.,; Donner, William W.,; Ehlich, Konrad,; Eisenberg, Peter,; Fishman, Joshua A.,; Gardt, Andreas,; Grandin, John M.,; Hoberg, Rudolf,; Hüppauf, Bernd,; Keilholz-Rühle, Nikky,; Lalande, John,; Meyer, Hans Joachim,; Nobbe, Stephan,; Phillipson, Robert,; Rau, Uwe,; Reimer, Robert C.,; Thierse, Wolfgang,; Valuska, David L.,; Wagener, Peter,; Yildiz, Yasemir,; Zimmer-Loew, Helene,
• HerausgeberIn: Gardt, Andreas,; Hüppauf, Bernd,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2008]; ©2004
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (375 p.)
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9783110197297; 9783110238570; 9783110238457; 9783110636970; 9783110742961; 9783110212129; 9783110212136; 9783110209457
• DOI: 10.1515/9783110197297
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Andreas Gardt, Bernd Hüppauf.

Is the world en route to becoming a linguistic colony of the United States? Or is this dramatic view an exaggeration, and there is no danger to linguistic diversity at all? The German language is at the center of an intensive debate on this issue. Its position in the world is under increasing pressure due to the growing importance of (American) English as the language of globalization. The articles in this volume deal with the national and international position of German in relation to English, language policies, the future of German as a language of science, German in the USA, and the intellectual and aesthetic dimensions of encountering a foreign language. They present critical assessments addressing the dangers for the future of languages other than English, as well as positions which perceive the growing importance of English as a challenge and resource rather than as a threat.