This work presents selected papers of the millenial conferences of the Center for Research and Documentation on World Language Problems. Topics covered include interlingualism; English as a global language; the "business" of language endangerment; and maintaining linguodiversity.

1. Introduction: Language and the pursuit of the millennium (by Tonkin, Humphrey); 2. Contexts and trends for English as a global language (by Bruthiaux, Paul); 3. Global English and the non-native speaker: Overcoming disadvantage (by Ammon, Ulrich); 4. Language and the future: Choices and constraints (by Edwards, John); 5. Interlingualism: A world-centric approach to language policy and planning (by Fettes, Mark); 6. Development of national language and management of English in East and Southeast Asia (by Jernudd, Bjorn H.); 7. The "business" of language endangerment: Saving languages or helping people keep them alive? (by Maffi, Luisa); 8. Equality, maintenance, globalization: Lessons from Canada (by Maurais, Jacques); 9. Maintaining linguodiversity: Africa in the twenty-first century (by Mazrui, Alamin M.); 10. Language in the twenty-first century: A newly informed perspective (by Pica, Teresa); 11. Language and language education in the twenty-first century (by Reagan, Timothy); 12. Why learn foreign languages?: Thoughts for a new millennium (by Tonkin, Humphrey); 13. Conclusion: Surveying the linguistic landscape: Assessing identity and change (by Muller, Kurt E.); 14. Bibliography; 15. Contributors; 16. Index