Language As A World Problem
The Encyclopedia of World Problems has this list of problems:
Unethical use of language Hegemony of colonial languages Distortion of truth by evolution of language Single language instruction Teenage language jargon Language as a barrier to communication Multiplicity of languages in international relations Denial of right of peoples to use their own language Politicization of language Language disorders Multiplicity of languages in a national setting Uneconomic publishing markets for minority languages Language discrimination in politics Language barriers to health care Reinforcement of male dominance through language Insufficient translation into minority languages Developmental expressive language disorder Cultural domination through language Discriminatory use of language Misuse of language Discrimination against minority languages Segregation through language Exclusive nationally-oriented language systems Gender-biased language Pages • 1 • 2 • next › • last » Exclusive nationally-oriented language systems Segregation through language Discrimination against official languages in international organizations Gender-biased language Inability to teach unwritten language Discriminatory scientific language Language police Endangered unwritten languages Class discriminatory language Discriminatory language in the arts Isolation of speakers of unwritten languages Divisive effect of official language systems Sexist language in employment Inadequate national language proficiency Ethnic discrimination in foreign language teaching Lack of terminological equivalents among languages Adulteration of language with foreign expressions Multiplicity of official languages Limits of second language teaching Lack of appropriate language to describe female experience Lack of semantic equivalents among languages Inappropriate assumption of reality articulation through language Lack of an acceptable universal language Multiplicity of manual sign languages for the deaf Pages • « first • ‹ previous • 1 • 2