THE LANGUAGE REVOLUTION

Book ID/图书代码： 01910004B01062

English Summary/英文概要： We are living through the consequences of a linguistic revolution. Dramatic linguistic change has left us at the beginning of a new era in the evolution of human language, with repercussions for many individual languages. In this book, David Crystal, one of the world’s authorities on language, brings together for the first time the three major trends which he argues have fundamentally altered the world’s linguistic ecology: first, the emergence of English as the world’s first truly global language; second, the crisis facing huge numbers of languages which are currently endangered or dying; and, third, the radical effect on language of the arrival of Internet technology. Examining the interrelationships between these topics, Crystal encounters a vision of a linguistic future which is radically different from what has existed in the past, and which will make us revise many cherished concepts relating to the way we think about and work with languages. Everyone is affected by this linguistic revolution. The Language Revolution will be essential reading for anyone interested in language and communication in the twenty-first century.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 人类正面临着一个语言革命的新时期，许多语言都会受到影响。作者分析了这次语言革命的三个主要潮流：英语正在成为世界上第一个真正的世界语言；许多语言正面临危机；网络时代的来临对语言的巨大影响。作者认为，语言学的未来将与它的过去十分不同，我们有关语言学的许多概念将会被修正，从而人际交往也会受到影响。

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About the Author/作者介绍： David Crystal is Honorary Professor of Linguistics, University of Wales, Bangor David Crystal是威尔士大学语言学教授，世界语言学权威之一。

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