Language as power on the Internet

    Authors

    M. Flammia;C. Saunders

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    J. Am. Soc. Inf. Sci. Technol.

    Keywords

    Computer Science, Information Systems; Information Science & Library; Science

    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.

    Journal Title

    Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology

    Volume

    58

    Issue/Number

    12

    Publication Date

    1-1-2007

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    1899

    Last Page

    1903

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000250064500016

    ISSN

    1532-2882

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