Languages as Barrier and Bridge Papers of the Center for Research and Documentation on World Language Problems

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• ISBN13: 9780819186706
• ISBN10: 0819186708
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1992-08-27
• Publisher: UPA
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Summary

Despite continuous progress in education and in the management of multilingualism within and between countries, problems do occur when multiple languages are used. This book explains and offers solutions to the problems confronted by governments, social planners, and ordinary citizensóhow to balance unity and diversity, how to bring the benefits of political and economic participation to all without destroying the integrity of individual communities and cultures. Contributors include Francoise Cestac, Kurt E. M¸ller, Eugeniusz Wyzner, Jean Gazarian, Stephan B. Pearl, Sergei I. Ikachenko, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, Jean-Claude Corbeil, Humphrey Tonkin, Assane Samba, Sachie Noguchi, Donald G. Ellis, Timothy Reagan, and Russell J. DaSilva. Co-published with the Center for Research and Documentation on World Language Problems.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Introduction
Languages in International Organizations: The Case of the United Nations	p. 1
Language Problems in International Organizations	p. 11
Modified Babel: The Keepers of the Tower	p. 17
Implicit Information in Translating United Nations Documents	p. 31
Multilingualism as Obstacle and Bridge	p. 35
The Language Problem: Can We Go beyond the Platitudes?	p. 39
Beyond Pragmatism: Factors in Choice of Language for Crosscultural Communication	p. 47
Esperanto in Eastern Europe: An Insurmountable Opportunity?	p. 59
The Perestroika of Language Policy in Ukraine	p. 67
Language Problems with and among Refugees	p. 73
Language Barriers and Information Flow: A Bibliometric Study of Publications on Japanese Management	p. 79
Written Language and United Nations Documents	p. 87
The Comparative Analysis of Sign Languages: Issues and Challenges	p. 103
Magic Words: Intrinsic and Extrinsic Content in International Private Contracts	p. 115
About the Contributors	p. 123
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