Résumés
Abstract
This short essay discusses a particular relationship between language and money. On the face of it (at face value?) the two are rather different; however, closer inspection shows them to have a number of similar properties, such as relying on mutual trust and being subject to a political regime. Accordingly, they also serve similar functions, which are explored here. The economy of language provides a framework for studying similarities and differences of these means of exchange. Particular attention is given to the power of language and the power of money.
Keywords:
- Value,
- Power,
- Trust,
- Japanese Guilder,
- Alternative Currencies
Résumé
Ce court essai traite d’une relation particulière entre langue et argent. À première vue (à leur valeur nominale?), les deux semblent plutôt différents; un examen plus approfondi montre toutefois qu’ils possèdent un certain nombre de propriétés similaires, telles le fait de s’appuyer sur la confiance mutuelle et d’être soumis à un régime politique. Conséquemment, ils remplissent des fonctions similaires qui sont explorées ici. L’ économie du langage fournit un cadre pour étudier les similitudes et les différences de ces moyens d’échange. Une attention particulière est portée aux pouvoirs du langage et à celui de l’argent.
Mots-clés :
- Valeur,
- pouvoir,
- confiance,
- Florin Japonais,
- monnaies alternatives
Parties annexes
Bibliography
- CSERNICSKÓ, I., and BEREGSZÁZI, A. (2019) “Different States, Same Practices : Visual Construction of Language Policy on Banknotes in the Territory of Present-Day Transcarpathia”. In Language Policy : 269-293.
- COULMAS, F. (2016) Guardians of Language : Twenty Voices Through History. Oxford : Oxford University Press.
- DEIGHTON, B. (2017) “Alternative Currencies in Rapid Growth Phase”. In Horizon : The EU Research and Innovation Magazine, 24 January. https://horizon-magazine.eu/article/alternative-currencies-rapid-growth-phase-researchers.html (Accessed July 2021).
- DeMEULENAERE, S. (2007) “2006 Annual Report of the Worldwide Database of Complementary Currency Systems”. In International Journal of Community (11) : 23-35.
- DOMÍNGUEZ, F., and LÓPEZ, N. (1995) Language International World Directory of Sociolinguistic and Language Planning Organizations. Amsterdam : John Benjamins.
- DUNBAR, R. I., and SOSIS, R. 2018. “Optimising Human Community Sizes”. In Evolution and Human Behavior (39) : 106-11.
- EGGER, P. H., and TOUBAL, F. 2016. “Common Spoken Language and International Trade”. In The Palgrave Handbook of Economics and Language. V. Ginsburgh & S. Weber (eds.), Houndmills : Palgrave Macmillan : 263-289.
- GRAMA http://www.grama.cat/# (accessed, July 2021).
- HARRELL, S. (1993) “Linguistics and Hegemony in China”. In International Journal of the Sociology of Language (103) : 97-114.
- KEYNES, J. M. (1980) The Collected Writings, Volume XXV: Activities, 1940-44: Shaping the Post-war World. Basingstoke : Clearing Union.
- KINDLEBERGER, C. P. (1967) “The Politics of International Money and World Language”. In Essays in International Finance (61) : 1-11.
- LIETAER, B., and DUNNE, J. (2013) Rethinking Money : How New Currencies Turn Scarcity into Prosperity. San Francisco, CA : Berrett-Koehler.
- MAEDA, M. (2010). “Uniqlo, Rakuten Make Official Language English”. In Japan Center for Economic Research. https://www.jcer.or.jp/eng/research/pdf/maeda20100715e.pdf (accessed July 2021)
- MELITZ, J., and TOUBAL, F. (2014) “Native Language, Spoken Language, Translation, and Trade”. In Journal of International Economics (93) : 351-363.
- MIRON, D., MICLAUS, P., and VAMVU, D. (2013) “Estimating the Effect of Common Currencies on Trade : Blooming or Withering “oses?” In Procedia Economics and Finance (6) : 595-603.
- MUNDEL, R. A. (1961) “A Theory of Optimum Currency Areas”. In American Economic Review (51) : 657–665.
- NETTLE, D., and ROMAINE, S. (2000) Vanishing Voices : The Extinction of the World’s Languages. Oxford : Oxford University Press.
- POLO, M. (1975) Il Milione. V. Bertolucci Pizzorusso (Ed.). Milan : Adelphi. [1958. The Travels. Harmondsworth : Penguin.]
- SEBBA, M. (2013) “The Visual Construction of Language Hierarchy”. In Journal of Language and Politics (12) : 101–125.
- SILYTE, K. (2019) “Central Bank Directory 2020”. Houndsditch/London : Infopro Digital Services. https://www.centralbanking.com/static/central-bank-directory-2019 (accessed, July 2021).
- SUN, H., and COULMAS, F. (Eds.) (1992) News from China : Minority Languages in Perspective (=International Journal of the Sociology of Language [97]).