Chapter 3 The Polyglot Industry

This book offers a self-reflective, critical approach to the study of what is popularly known as polyglossia, charting the gradual but marked process of its commoditization over the last 20 years and offering a counterpoint to mainstream positivist treatment of serial language learning. First, from...

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Main Authors: Yebra López, Carlos, Chohan, Usman W.
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