In the paper the interaction between economy and multilingualism in the era of global economy is stressed. The issue of language and economy is important question facing contemporary language/education policy. Knowledge of language is an investment of individual and society, bringing profit so to individuals as to society.Knowledge of languages gives opportunity for employment, increases opportunities on the labour market, gives the freedom of mobility. The empirical results show the interdependence of language /multilingualism and some economical variables.
COBISS.SI-ID: 11476045
The article deals with the status of Slovene language as minority language in the neighbouring countries, emphasizing the fact that language appears as intercultural dimension, that it conditions development of economy, that it represents the public good and that language and cultural diversity contribute to the quality of life. The role of Slovene/minority language is treated differently in different settings, and it is necessary to consider historic and political specificities that have affected and still afffect numerous variables characterizing the role of Slovene minority language.
COBISS.SI-ID: 11802957
The article represents the border towns inhabitants' viewpoints regarding languages. Especially exposed is the attitude towards the language of the neighbouring state – neighbouring language. Research results confirm that economic factors strongly affect learning and use of the neighbouring language
COBISS.SI-ID: 11251021
The paper focuses on the promotion of the Slovene in Italy. Fom the theory of human capital and by combining concepts from social marketing and sociolinguistics, identifies three paths to promote minority languages and apply them to the Slovene minority in Italy. Increasing the number of speakers and improving the linguistic skills represents the first path. The second path deals with the promotion of language use, while the third path deals with improvement of the language status in the environment.
COBISS.SI-ID: 11233101
The role of translators is very important inside and outside communication in different business companies. Translators are referred to with increasing frequency as ‘cultural mediators’ or experts in intercultural communication, but to what extent does translation practice confirm this description?
COBISS.SI-ID: 41660514