Abstract
This chapter links selected linguanomic aspects with the implications of Brexit; various related key points have been expanded online: ‘Why multilingualism is good for economic growth’.The Conversation, 3 February 2017. <https://theconversation.com/why-multilingualism-is-good-for-economic-growth-71851>‘People who speak multiple languages make the best employees for one big reason’. Quartz, 9 March 2017. <https://qz.com/927660/people-who-speak-multiple-languages-make-the-best-employees-for-one-big-reason/>‘How Britain’s Monolingualism Will Hold Back its Economy after Brexit’. The Conversation, 31 March 2017. <https://theconversation.com/why-multilingualism-is-good-for-economic-growth-71851>‘The educational and economic value of embracing people’s mother tongues’. LSE Business Review, 21 February 2018.<http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview/2018/02/21/the-educational-and-economic-value-of-embracing-peoples-mother-tongues/>
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Languages after Brexit. How the UK speaks to the world. |
| Editors | Michael Kelly |
| Place of Publication | London/New York |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Chapter | 5 |
| Pages | 49-59 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-3-319-65168-2 |
| Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Bibliographical note
In her recent book "Linguanomics: What is the Market Potential of Multilingualism?" (Bloomsbury Academic, 2017), Gabrielle Hogan-Brun outlines a framework that explains the historical importance of the relationships between languages and economics today.Keywords
- multilingualism
- foreign language skills
- languages and economics
- economics of multilingualism
- languages as a resource
- multilingual workplaces
- language provision
- languages and education
- languages and vocational training
- economics of language policy
- human capital investment
