Language as power on the Internet

✍ Scribed by Madelyn Flammia; Carol Saunders

• Book ID: 101656379
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2007
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 206 KB
• Volume: 58
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1532-2882
• DOI: 10.1002/asi.20659

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

English is typically considered not only the language of business, but also the language of the Internet. This brief communication explores the cultural implications of the power position of English as the language of the Internet and discusses the likelihood of its continued dominance.