01262nam a22001935a 4500650001300000001000700013003000900020005001700029007000300046008004100049020001800090040003500108100001900143245013100162260004200293300002200335500004100357505067000398 4aINGLÉS004486AR-RoIES20241129141632.0ta000000s1997    uk d||| r|||| 000 0 eng|d  a0-86355-356-7  aAR-RoIESbspacAR-RoIESercaa21 aGraddol, David14aThe future of English? :bA guide to forecasting the popularity of the English language in the 21st. century /cDavid Graddol.  aLondon :bThe British Council,c1997.  a64 p. :bgráfs.  aTables, figures, case studies p. 64.  a1- English today: The legacy of history.- English in the 20th. century.- Who speaks English?.- Language hierarchies.   --   2- Forecasting: Futurology. - Making sense of trends.- Predicatability or chaos?.- Scenario planning.   --   3- Global trends: Demography.- The world economy.- The role of technology.- Globalisation.- The immaterial economy.- Cultural flows. - Global inequalities.   --   4- Impacts on English: The workplace. - Education and training. -The global media. - Youth culture.-  Internet communication.- Time and place.   --   5- English in the future: World English.- Rival languages.- English as a transitional phenomenon.- Managing the future.