Towards a global model of linguistic ecology

We explore the consequences of the globalization process, which forms new sociolinguistic situations. Specifically, this article explains the tendency of society to be bilingual or polyglot socially, and the linguistic impact caused by the displacement of a majority language group to another area wh...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Bastardas i Boada, Albert, 1951-
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/186573
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/186573
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Multilingüisme
Ecolingüística
Política lingüística
Sociolingüística
Multilingualism
Ecolinguistics
Language policy
Sociolinguistics
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Sumario:We explore the consequences of the globalization process, which forms new sociolinguistic situations. Specifically, this article explains the tendency of society to be bilingual or polyglot socially, and the linguistic impact caused by the displacement of a majority language group to another area where there is another established code. Of these two consequences and all derived from globalization, public institutions are the responsible ones to deal with linguistic needs and problems. This article also presents the utility of the complex and ecological perspective to solve problems arising from language contact. Finally, we propose the principle of subsidiarity and calls for linguistic sustainability, which international organizations must support within an ethical framework.