Four words for friends : why using more than one language matters now more than ever /

In a world that has English as its global language and rapidly advancing translation technology, it's easy to assume that the need to use more than one language will diminish-but Marek Kohn argues that plural language use is more important than ever. In a divided world, it helps us to understan...

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Hlavní autor: Kohn, Marek (Autor)
Médium: Licensed eBooks
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: New Haven : Yale University Press [2019]
On-line přístup:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctvcmxpq4
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