Economic phenomena and ideologies behind language shift: From nationalism and globalization to modernization and the ideology of “new”
This article examines the phenomenon of language shift from a macroeconomic and ideological perspective. More specifically it looks at how phenomena such as nationalism and globalization, which are closely related to the capitalist mode of production, have affected the spread of some
languages and the demise of others, usually minority and regional languages. A special emphasis is placed on the ideology of modernity as a major cause for language shift in the world. Each section in the article includes examples from the areas in the world where the author has carried out
his own research and possible solutions to the problems set forth.
Keywords: consumer capitalism; globalization; language shift; modernity; nationalism; new
Document Type: Research Article
Publication date: 01 January 2015
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