INTRODUCTION
In today’s globalised world languages interact in ways that were not possible a century,
or even three decades ago.
Within the last eight years the European Union has grown
from 15 to 27 member countries, and this has added 12 working...
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INTRODUCTION
In today’s globalised world languages interact in ways that were not possible a century,
or even three decades ago.
Within the last eight years the European Union has grown
from 15 to 27 member countries, and this has added 12 working languages to it.
Business has gone global with small companies now able to extend their reach beyond
their national or traditional markets to new ones in any country on any continent.
For
such expansion communication is essential.
In addition to these institutional and
economic uses of languages, the Internet has made it possible for the private citizen
from any part of the world to communicate face to face in real time with others as well
as to post individual statements of positions about their life or beliefs via blogs, social
networks etc.
In such a changing world, language users are constantly adapting to and
changing the way languages are used.
In particular, young people today are at home
with digital technology and use it creati
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