Reflections on the economic aspects of multilingualism in Transylvania
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Cím:
Reflections on the economic aspects of multilingualism in Transylvania
Létrehozó:
Csata, Zsombor
Kiadó:
Belvedere Meridionale
Dátum:
2016
Téma:
HM Sociology / társadalomkutatás
JC312 Ethnic minorities / kisebbségkutatás, nemzetiségi kérdés
P119.3 Language and languages. Political aspects / nyelvpolitika
Tartalmi leírás:
Using an economic perspective, the study is dealing with fairness problems associated with language use in multi-ethnic Transylvania. It showcases empirical findings to demonstrate that asymmetric bilingualism in its current state creates economic disadvantages for linguistic minorities. Among the theoretical solutions offered by the economics of language, it examines the possibility of the introduction of the English, as a lingua franca and some of the institutional conditions for a symmetric bilingualism. It argues that these scenarios are highly improbable to be accepted by the linguistic majority especially if they are backed by confrontational ethical arguments used so far. As an alternative it analyses the promotion of multilingualism through the economy with reference to the extra revenues and aggregate welfare benefits ethno-linguistic diversity can have for the society as a whole.
Nyelv:
magyar
Típus:
Article
PeerReviewed
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Formátum:
text
Azonosító:
Csata, Zsombor (2016) Reflections on the economic aspects of multilingualism in Transylvania. BELVEDERE MERIDIONALE, 28 (2). pp. 51-65. ISSN 1419-0222
Kapcsolat:
DOI 10.14232/belv.2016.2.4