[lg policy] Want to influence the world? Map reveals the best languages to speak

[Dave Sayers]

"Speak or write in English, and the world will hear you. Speak or write in Tamil or 
Portuguese, and you may have a harder time getting your message out. Now, a new 
method for mapping how information flows around the globe identifies the best 
languages to spread your ideas far and wide. One hint: If you’re considering a second 
language, try Spanish instead of Chinese."

More: http://goo.gl/EUO427.

And the original paper that the article is based on: 
http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2014/12/11/1410931111.

Dave

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Dr. Dave Sayers
Senior Lecturer, Dept Humanities, Sheffield Hallam University, UK
Honorary Research Fellow, Arts & Humanities, Swansea University, UK
dave.sayers at cantab.net | http://swansea.academia.edu/DaveSayers

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