01356nam a22002295a 4500 34 INGLÉS 45343 45343 004486 AR-RoIES 20241129141632.0 ta 000000s1997 uk d||| r|||| 000 0 eng|d 0-86355-356-7 AR-RoIES spa AR-RoIES rcaa2 Graddol, David 3344 The future of English? : A guide to forecasting the popularity of the English language in the 21st. century / David Graddol. London : The British Council, 1997. 64 p. : gráfs. Tables, figures, case studies p. 64. 1- 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. udc LI 0 0 0 0 AS AS 0000-00-00 D(Sec. inglés) 0 802.0 G732 9398 2023-08-14 00:00:00 2017-09-14 LI