Migration, Language Policies, and Language Rights in Luxembourg [PDF]
AbstractThis paper deals with the state of language rights in Luxembourg in the light of immigration and the multilingualism associated with it. Although Luxembourg might appear to be an ideal case of multilingualism with three official languages (Luxembourgish, French, and German), the reality is very different because its language policies are marked
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Multilingualism in the Soviet Union: Aspects of Language Policy and Its Implementation. By E. Glyn Lewis. Contributions to the Sociology of Language, no. 3. The Hague and Paris: Mouton, 1972. xx, 332 pp. 62 Dglds., paper. [PDF]
Thomas F. Magner
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Geographic determinants of Australian foreign direct investments [PDF]
The volume of investment that has flowed from Australia into the outside world, and its implications for economic policy, has attracted substantial policy debate among Australian policy makers, particularly in the context of regionalisation of the world
Kishor, Sharma, Yapa, Bandara
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ABSTRACT This study investigates the financial literacy (FL) of Swedish farmers, its linkages to farmer characteristics, management accounting practices and farm outcomes by surveying Swedish Farm Accountancy Data Network farmers. Using item response theory, we expand the existing FL measurement specifically to the farming context, assess measurement ...
Uliana Gottlieb, Helena Hansson
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English as a Lingua Franca in a Multilingual India
In this opinion article, we highlight that the cultural policy of language in India has resulted in an impasse in regard to determining and deciding upon a national language policy.
Ishwarya N. Iyer, Sridhar Ramachandran
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Family language policy in retrospect: Narratives of success and failure in an Indian-Iranian transnational family. [PDF]
Mirvahedi SH, Hosseini M.
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Language Policy and Language Behavior in Soviet Central Asia [PDF]
JRM
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Deconstructing the instrumental/identity divide in language policy debates [PDF]
Debates about language and literacy policies are increasingly constructed at national levels in relation to their potential contribution to the ‘knowledge economy’, and to the ability of nation-states to compete economically in an increasingly globalised
May, Stephen
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The Bitter Taste of Brazil's Temporary Import Ban on Robusta Coffee
ABSTRACT Brazil, a leading Robusta coffee producer and exporter, faced a significant drought in 2016–2017, which drastically reduced production and depleted stocks. Consequently, Brazil temporarily permitted the import of one million 60‐kg bags of Robusta coffee in the spring 2017. An import ban was imposed shortly afterward due to lobbying by domestic
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Background/Objectives: In a tonal language like Chinese, phonologically contrasting tones signify word meanings at the syllable level. Although the development of lexical tone perception ability has been examined in many behavioral studies, its ...
Han Wu+6 more
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